6 ms·

Reality = right wing in 2021.

by NDizzle 5y ago

adgjlsfhk1 5y ago
of course. the party that denies climate change and evolution is the party of reality.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago
  I don't think most Republicans or the WSJ deny climate change these days, just differ on urgency and impact. This poll shows 67% of Republicans think warming is happening and 56% think warming will continue in the future if nothing is done to address it. https://www.rff.org/publications/reports/climateinsights2020-partisan-divide/ https://www.rff.org/publications/reports/climateinsights2020...
- vixen99 5y ago
  Why continue to use weasel words (i.e., an equivocal word used to deprive a statement of its force or to evade a direct commitment) like 'climate change'? What does that mean? Aside from the truism that the climate is always changing (who can possibly disagree?) what specifically is denied and which values are accepted? Estimations of the warming due to carbon dioxide comprise a wide range of values not changed much in 20 years. Met Office UK states that the warming parameter (ECS) has a 'likely' range of 1.5 - 4.5°C and is extremely unlikely to be below 1°C and very unlikely greater than 6°C. The wide range accounts for all evidence. Stating this is not denying anything. It's accepting the complexity of the issue rather than indulging in emotive cliches.
- mensetmanusman 5y ago
  The republicans passed a resolution asserting that the climate does indeed change.
- xyzzyz 5y ago
  Last time I’ve heard any Republicans party official deny evolution was during Bush administration.
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
  - hairofadog 5y ago
    Mike Pence denies it.
    - xyzzyz 5y ago
      Recently?
      - hairofadog 5y ago
        No, I guess you’re right; all the recent news about Pence is about his role in trying to overthrow the election. 2009 is the last time I see him on record denying the theory of evolution, but I also don’t see any indication that he has changed his position, and he was in a pretty high position of power within the Republican Party as recently as 2020.
        iammisc 5y ago
        You have to be delusional to believe pence has any power. He was chosen to appease a certain part of the party needed to get enough electoral votes.nothing more
        hairofadog 5y ago
        You may be right about that. Trump thought Pence had the ability to unilaterally declare the victor of the 2020 election, for example.
        iammisc 5y ago
        in 2016, pence was chosen to appeal to evangelicals, who may have been off put by trump's persona. Nothing to do with 2020 considerations.
        5y ago

Reality = right wing in 2021.

adgjlsfhk1 5y ago

of course. the party that denies climate change and evolution is the party of reality.

s1artibartfast 5y ago
I don't think most Republicans or the WSJ deny climate change these days, just differ on urgency and impact. This poll shows 67% of Republicans think warming is happening and 56% think warming will continue in the future if nothing is done to address it. https://www.rff.org/publications/reports/climateinsights2020-partisan-divide/ https://www.rff.org/publications/reports/climateinsights2020...
vixen99 5y ago
Why continue to use weasel words (i.e., an equivocal word used to deprive a statement of its force or to evade a direct commitment) like 'climate change'? What does that mean? Aside from the truism that the climate is always changing (who can possibly disagree?) what specifically is denied and which values are accepted? Estimations of the warming due to carbon dioxide comprise a wide range of values not changed much in 20 years. Met Office UK states that the warming parameter (ECS) has a 'likely' range of 1.5 - 4.5°C and is extremely unlikely to be below 1°C and very unlikely greater than 6°C. The wide range accounts for all evidence. Stating this is not denying anything. It's accepting the complexity of the issue rather than indulging in emotive cliches.
mensetmanusman 5y ago
The republicans passed a resolution asserting that the climate does indeed change.
xyzzyz 5y ago
Last time I’ve heard any Republicans party official deny evolution was during Bush administration.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- hairofadog 5y ago
  Mike Pence denies it.
  - xyzzyz 5y ago
    Recently?
    - hairofadog 5y ago
      No, I guess you’re right; all the recent news about Pence is about his role in trying to overthrow the election. 2009 is the last time I see him on record denying the theory of evolution, but I also don’t see any indication that he has changed his position, and he was in a pretty high position of power within the Republican Party as recently as 2020.
      - iammisc 5y ago
        You have to be delusional to believe pence has any power. He was chosen to appease a certain part of the party needed to get enough electoral votes.nothing more
        hairofadog 5y ago
        You may be right about that. Trump thought Pence had the ability to unilaterally declare the victor of the 2020 election, for example.
        iammisc 5y ago
        in 2016, pence was chosen to appeal to evangelicals, who may have been off put by trump's persona. Nothing to do with 2020 considerations.
      - 5y ago