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Reading the comments here, these tactics were very successful!

• draw_down 3y ago
  Another shill paid off by Big Induction, I see!
• RcouF1uZ4gsC 3y ago
  > "In my field, we know who those groups are, and we know that work that's done by those groups is not really trustworthy because they have never taken a stance on the side of public health," says Laura Vandenberg, professor of environmental health sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Notice how she does not criticize their methods or analysis, but rather the conclusions. Sounds like some groups have a preferred outcome and will not tolerate any dissent and engage in ad-hominem attacks and innuendo (for example see the title of the article).
  • _0ffh 3y ago
    Even better, she effectively says that anyone who does not advertise the "correct" bias is untrustworthy. Do these people have no shred of self-awareness?
• the_third_wave 3y ago
  Seeing how "pro-gas" comments tend to get greyed-out reminds me very much of the way those who went again the "current thing" were treated during the SARS2 pandemic. Why do many people here have to be so religious about these issues? Why has "supporting the current thing" been turned into something resembling a mantra? I wrote a fairly long comment [1] on my experience with different types of heat sources for cooking. Once I hit the "reply" button I noticed the comment a few levels upstream had been killed [2], probably for bluntly stating the author's preference for gas cookers. This comment section is full of all sorts of hyperbole about hurting children and destroying the planet and such by those who insist on using gas stoves but those comments are left alone - why? Until 2 years ago people could choose their own cooking appliance without the risk of being considered morally bankrupt but now that the current regime has made gas cookers into a "current thing" this has suddenly changed into a choice with decided moral implications. In other words, it seems like the tactics used by the current regime are successful in that gas stoves have been turned into a "current thing". [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38771676 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38771676 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38771305 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38771305
  • gosub100 3y ago
    Its really weird, when you look at the backlash after the Ukraine war. Gas (the cheapest way to heat and cook) was extinguished (pun intended) overnight. So now lets rally for electric, which is quite expensive in California, and I know, lets shut down nuclear power plants, sack coal, and remove renewable clean hydro at the same time. What could possibly go wrong? If that doesn't look like a conspiracy (at least to those in CA) I dont know what does. Make the poor suffer even more, so you can point to the government "programs" and "rebates" you offer to "offset" the high cost of energy, and use their suffering against republicans who put their foot down about sabotaging their own constituents. It's sick.
    • g-b-r 3y ago
      Yeah thanks republicans for not sabotaging your tycoon constituents