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I think we are beyond semantics. Calling it smothering, greenhouse, warming, climate change, etc. doesn't make a difference. The only people who still want to b
by ASalazarMX 5y ago
I think we are beyond semantics. Calling it smothering, greenhouse, warming, climate change, etc. doesn't make a difference. The only people who still want to believe that it isn't happening won't be convinced by names.
They'll be convinced only when it (drought, desertification, flooding, hunger, etc.) affects their own neighborhood.
- pjc50 5y agoNot even then. The pandemic has made it very clear how good people are at ignoring a disaster happening around them. And look at the Texas response to its power crisis last winter.
- splistud 5y agoOr, you know, people who can read the data. And no, you can't convince me with names, threats, warnings, tears or any amount of nonsense.
- ASalazarMX 5y agoIn my country we say "Estás viendo, pero no ves" (You're seeing, but you're not seeing). The data is clear. It has been a warning for 50 years, now it's been proven not only right, but conservative. The more data there is, the more people who want to disbelieve will refuse to see it.