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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I have never met a climate scientist who looked that put together.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Being dumb or not is completely irrelevant here. Capitalist countries governments are merely the comittees to organise the bourgeoise state, and capitalism run on one and only one principle: more profit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Being dumb or not is completely irrelevant here

Especially when you factor in that propaganda is much more effective than most people are aware of/willing to admit.

You don't have to be an idiot or insane to be fooled by effective messaging and messaging doesn't have to make sense in order to be effective.

Otherwise, the fascist Republican party would have no chance of getting CLOSE to winning any major elections, let alone the presidency.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Then they should smartly increase awareness in the public and make changes, right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 36 minutes ago

The changes necessary cannot be made by individuals.

[–] cyberpunk007 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

And then vote in a president like Trump

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

If the people have the awareness, they'll probably not vote like that, right? Unless there's some greater/immediate concern for them

[–] [email protected] 3 points 37 minutes ago

You're giving people too much credit.