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Climate change denier and climate change skeptic focus on whether climate change is happening, from the progressive technocrat view that from these facts there
by kevinpet 5y ago
Climate change denier and climate change skeptic focus on whether climate change is happening, from the progressive technocrat view that from these facts there must naturally follow certain policies.
If anyone actually wants to persuade the other side, they need to focus on showing that the policies are likely to accomplish their goals and the least intrusive means of accomplishing those goals.
But the "we must do something" crowd can't even seem to accept nuclear energy, which people can interpret as a sign that preventing climate change is just an excuse for policy goals already desired for other reasons.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y ago> But the "we must do something" crowd can't even seem to accept nuclear energy, which people can interpret as a sign that preventing climate change is just an excuse for policy goals already desired for other reasons. I mean… I’m finding that difficult to argue with. The rest of ”We must do something” is usually “even if it’s the wrong thing”. To which some people could say is nuclear, but I agree it’s an obvious future if it really was all about science. Now I’m struggling to think of examples where the proposed solution isn’t a tax plan or an outright re-envisioning of society. I’d like to find an example to see if the deniers still oppose it. I guess there are carbon scrubbers and planting trees. Are those things opposed more than they are pushed for?
- kevinpet 5y agoMaybe they are just invisible. I can't recall ever hearing opposition to putting up solar panels (except maybe some details on net metering, subsidies, etc).