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You overestimate the concern of the “populace” with the planet being “on fire”.
by dsabanin 2y ago
You overestimate the concern of the “populace” with the planet being “on fire”.
- ToucanLoucan 2y agoThen pick any issue you wish from the absolute truckload of issues where the people have clearly spoken and yet their government does nothing despite supposedly representing them.
- hedora 2y agoHere are the numbers: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/09/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-climate-change/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/09/what-the-... 9 in 10 democrats want this addressed, yet when the democrats have control, very little happens. Depending on the question, a majority of republicans do too. Over 66% of the US population wants more action, and 75% say we should be more involved in international initiatives to combat climate change.
- nuancebydefault 2y agoWeird, i thought half of US people voted for someone who called it 'mostly a hoax'?
- talldayo 2y agoMore than half of US people voted for a man who is famous for saying "If Israel did not exist, America would make one" and I guarantee you the majority of those voters don't agree with that statement. The conservative lobby rallying around global warming revisionists is mostly an alignment of interests; if it was a hot-topic issue you'd see it on TV ads and at debates. You don't.
- nuancebydefault 2y agoIn the US there is no option, the politics of both Democrats and Republicans support Israel heavily, one reason is to protect US' interest in the region, another is being anti-antisemitic. The same cannot be said for (denial of) climate change, or at least not for the hoax guy that represented the Republicans.