WINTER MONTHS TAKES CLIMATE CHANGE OUT OF THE NEWS
From a thought I’ve carried for a time, and wished to address today
Nothing can be more depressing than reading a card-carrying right wing “ideologue” on their views on climate change. Surely ignorance - and possibly stupidity has no limits. My nuanced verse on the seasonal change making a difference on the discussion of anthropogenic climate change may be lost upon most. We are far from tweaking the discussion in order to face the coming dangers. It matters little to millions of Americans. Yet, I will submit it anyway today. Some may find it thought provoking, or at least it might register as having some merit. For many, the word “climate change” stunes them into fury and conspiratorial mode. It’s the hot ideological stove which singes their hair and burns their fingers. They call it idiocy without addressing any factual evidence. They just feel it is all a hoax, like they’ve been told, and it goes no further than this. For some it will never be acceptable in the coming years with increasing extreme weather events running up FEMA budgets more and more each year, to ever truly investigate their assumptions and rock solid notions. And the weather records which will continue to be shattered will make no difference to this belligerency. Here is my verse.
I did a word-search of “winter climate change” on X. This was what was brought up through the process. Most of the “science based views” are from other countries. I get the impression that we are far behind the rest of the world intellectually on this. And I expect it won’t change any time soon.
I did the same word-search on Truth Social for “winter climate change.” How many of these might originate from Russia or Saudi Arabia, I have no idea. Surely, this is happening, especially on this platform, but on X and others as well. It seems that these folks are especially hung up on the seasonal climate change in explaining everything we are witnessing. So my verse certainly applies to this group, although to get them to realize that everything is out of whack from historical weather would be a much harder sell. One can only guess of their forgetfulness in relating upon the weather from recent past years, in how to assess a possible intensification which is noticeably happening. Most likely these people are a lost cause, not worth the effort to try and bestow reason upon. I doubt fossil fuel company disinformation is really all that intense right now, although after the Hawaiian fire there was some obvious funding spent on X. I suspect they unleash it whenever the news is particularly alarming. But for the average MAGA, to ever admit a mistake in this arena would be impossible to do. It’s their story and they’re sticking to it.
That’s what I have on climate change for today. I hope I’ve raised a little thought through the exercise. It seems to be a very heavy lift to move the needle on this topic. But we must continue to try.
97th posting, September 22, 2023