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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 10:00 AM Oct 2014

Republicans flail about looking for alternative to climate denialism

By David Roberts

As I have said before, the GOP position on climate is unstable, both intellectually and politically. You can’t credibly deny the science at this point, but if you accept it, “do nothing about it” is an incoherent response. They’ve only gotten away with it for this long because the media and the public don’t care enough to press them on it.

Climate hawks are always predicting that now, finally, is the time when that position will start to crumble. I’ve predicted it myself, and been wrong, or at least premature.

Nonetheless, it really does feel like something is starting to happen. The GOP’s incoherent climate shuck-and-jive is under pressure and the cracks are starting to show.



The conservative base is convinced that climate change is a U.N. plot for world government. Meanwhile, mainstream elites in the U.S. and virtually every other country in the world, along with every major scientific institution on the planet, say climate change is a real problem. This puts some Republicans in a bit of a pickle.


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Will their response be tax cuts for the rich or more abortion restrictions Johonny Oct 2014 #1

Johonny

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1. Will their response be tax cuts for the rich or more abortion restrictions
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 11:03 AM
Oct 2014

The conservative base is convinced the economy is not benefiting them too, but they vote for the same solutions that don't work over and over again. They'll cut unemployment insurance and food stamps and see if that creates less pollution. When it doesn't work they'll blame mythical liberal policies that aren't in place. Why? They are Republicans and they've been fooling their base with the same play book for 40-50 years.

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