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In reply to the discussion: It's Eerie; Climate Disaster Is Happening Right Now & Humanity Is Just Pretending It's Not Happening [View all]Initech
(100,063 posts)94. No - people are being brainwashed into thinking it's not happening.
To reverse that we need to stop the brainwashers *COUGH* Koch Brothers *COUGH*.
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It's Eerie; Climate Disaster Is Happening Right Now & Humanity Is Just Pretending It's Not Happening [View all]
Hissyspit
Sep 2012
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Our ever increasing attempts to control nature/the environment/whatever you want to call it
The2ndWheel
Sep 2012
#42
Meanwhile, Republicans continue their greed-driven War on Truth with agressive Reality Denial
Berlum
Sep 2012
#3
Read post number 63 for a part of the answer as to why people can't see the truth. nt
AverageJoe90
Sep 2012
#66
What teh bible fails to tell us is that "lake of fire" ain't somewhere else,
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#51
A big part of the problem is a disinformation campaign that says it's not happening
freedom fighter jh
Sep 2012
#21
You sound like you are channeling your inner Marcus Aurelius. Myself, I remember this
coalition_unwilling
Sep 2012
#34
Since Operation Shocking and Awful, I've grown increasingly withdrawn from
coalition_unwilling
Sep 2012
#49
Then lets talk about it. Forget the euphemisms! Lets really TALK about it.
NutmegYankee
Sep 2012
#71
Ah. So the poor poverty stricken people of the world are just irresponsible?
NutmegYankee
Sep 2012
#81
This Is Denial... And There Is NO Bigger Denial Than That Of Climate Change... And Our Own Fate
WillyT
Sep 2012
#57
The doomers didn't help either. See post 63..........The truth has to come out. nt
AverageJoe90
Sep 2012
#77
You're deflecting the blame, if your house or building is on fire, you don't tell the people
Uncle Joe
Sep 2012
#90
Two points 1. Humanity could go extinct and if not at least civilization as we know it
Uncle Joe
Sep 2012
#92
No it is that multi-million dollar PR campaigns to sow doubt have been very successful in America.
Overseas
Sep 2012
#97
Actually, earlier warnings (in the 80's) tried to be more moderate, not to alarm people.
Overseas
Sep 2012
#113
Humanity isn't ignoring it. Those who pass as leaders are ignoring the problem.
Agnosticsherbet
Sep 2012
#79