But for how important this election will be for Planet Earth and the humans who live on it, the issue itself isn’t getting much airtime. Earlier this month, The Guardian examined the campaign websites of Democratic and Republican Senate candidates in eight battleground states. Of all the candidates surveyed, only two explicitly mentioned climate change.
This retreat hasn’t happened by accident. Over the last two years, some of the Democratic Party’s most influential strategists, donors, and think tanks have been explicitly telling candidates to shut up about climate change and focus on the economy instead—as if those were two separate issues.
It’s a strategy known as climate hushing. And with the midterms fast-approaching, it’s worth asking: Who convinced Democrats that ignoring climate change was a winning strategy? Does the evidence actually support that argument? And what is that silence costing the rest of us?
Well I’m trying but it’s really hard when everyone keeps offering the same myth without a lick of evidence (and with a fair bit of condescension) and with no concern for whether history or the data backs it up and I’m supposed to just accept it. And if you just thought “what condescension,” this condescension:
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Before I write a wall of text explaining why I think you’re wrong, I’m going to have to ask for evidence that you’re right. But so I don’t leave you hanging, Abdul El Sayed, possibly the most successful progressive this election, is outspoken about his climate policy, the right is going totally insane about it and he’s winning anyway. In the absence of better evidence, this is fatal for your argument as it currently stands.
If you go back and read my first reply to you… you’ll notice there wasn’t any condescension at all. the second reply?
Yeah. because you’re being like that yourself, dick. I even did you the favor of quoting the part I was responding to, just so you know. You know, where you said:
So if you don’t like it, maybe don’t start it.
Now, as for the actual conversation at hand, I’m just going to put this out there for everyone else. Cuz I think it’s pretty obvious now that you’re not actually paying attention. To anything.
You’re not trying. And the demand for evidence is pretty stupid. It’s pretty self evidence if one just pays attention, after all. Or did you just arrogantly believe you know best, made some shit up, and thought “hey, the reason no political campaign does it my way, is because they’re JUST STUPID”?
I mean, have you even been to El-Sayed’s campaign page? Clear. Concise. 3 bullet points:
“Money out of politics”
“Money in your pockets”
“Medicare for all.”
yes, you’ll notice, as I suggested, that it’s corruption, affordability and affordability. And he has some bullet points buried under that, that talk about the environment and natural resources and water access tucked up under “money out of politics”, but even as he’s talking about that, it’s back to his anti-corruption.
You’re evidence that you’re right? a YT video from five years ago that is is irrelevant to this campaign, and a right wing bullshit rag that’s not part of his campaign. And yeah, he’s successful. You should pay attention to his messaging, and how that messaging is being delivered.
I’m sorry, I’m not going to go hunt down any of the dozens of polls that put affordability (“the economy”) as the major concern, or people’s concerns about trump stealing the election or his rampant corruption as another major thing… and the same polls that show Americans are far less worried about the climate. (and have always been less concerned.)
you can just google that.