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Just stop arguing. Seriously, we don't have to wait until every last person is convinced climate change is real (or is dead). We can act now (any many do). If y
by danybittel 4y ago
Just stop arguing. Seriously, we don't have to wait until every last person is convinced climate change is real (or is dead). We can act now (any many do). If you live in a democracy, all it takes is a majority willing to act.
Some people seem to think that a democracy means the world has to act my way. If you argue with them, try to convince them, you only fuel their belief that their opinion matters. Just move on and do something productive with your day.
- loeg 4y agoThe difficulty is convincing even a plain majority that we should take any action. We lack that in the US.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoI think the majority believe that action should be undertaken. The trick is figuring out what action.
- corrral 4y agoIn the US, you've also got the problems of: not all votes count equally (Senate, electoral college) so some people's opinions (say, those in Wyoming) count a whole lot more than others; you need 60 Senate votes to do anything remotely controversial, and that's the same body subject to the first problem, so even 60% support for a position among the general population may not be enough to make something happen; our voting system forces people to compromise lots of things they care about, in favor of a few things they care about a whole lot, so you're never going to see someone who's, say, very pro-life but nonetheless cares about climate change, vote for action on climate change at the expense of their pro-life position.