This is the scenario, as I see it:
This is the scenario, as I see it:
In liberal(ish) circles, it seems to be a popular new pastime to try to separate out different categories of people who are concerned about climate change, to label them, and try to dismiss their views if they are not the correct ones in the author’s opinion.
I couldn’t resist.
I did this back in 2010, when I was speaking at a conference in NYC. As it happened, I had to drive because my favorite bus service was temporarily shut down, so I had the cargo capacity of a car.
It’s sad that Henry Kissinger is still alive, while Sinead O’Connor is not.
Do you see what I see?
Now that Trump’s indicted, I’m suddenly OK with hearing all the Trump news, all the time. It turns out I really hate the guy, and am enjoying his pained writhings.
I often hang out at Daily Kos, and it’s depressing how many ideologically pro-biden cheerleaders there are, there, as ideologically pro-trumpers, elsewhere. I guess the great game depends on having some on both sides.
I think that a lot of the scare discussion around ocean levels is because it’s relatively simple to understand. More complex things, like arguing about the accuracy of certain climate models, is just too easily sidetracked into a sea of “mights” and “maybes.”
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