Crooked politicians like trump mtg and other grifters make money from fanning the flames. Imagine if they publicly said “yes, these powerful storms are due to a warming earth. Donate to my campaign”. How many donations will they get? But big lies bring in big $ donations. So lies it is.
Well… that does it… everything is officially going to hell now. :-( 💔🐉💔
Psychologist Leon Festinger and colleagues documented the ur-case of this particular type of lunacy in their 1956 book, "When Prophecy Fails", about a cult that was predicting the end of the world and had to keep changing the date because, well....y'know. Worth reading!
It’s the same as MAGA. At this point, it’s sunk cost and for these people to actually realize that they’ve been wrong, for years, will made the edifice of their lives collapse. This is why we need an off-ramp for these people. It will hurt, but the alternative is worse.
It's exactly this.
That last one is particularly chilling. Idiots.
Yep, we are heavily into the Find Out stage of the Planet Earth FAFO now. Taking responsibility at the FA stage meant adjusting values and lifestyle choices. It was 'too difficult' for many. The FO is forcing that adjustment and so the pushback will be stronger.
You are onto something...especially when you consider that WNC (outside of Asheville and Boone) is extremely Trumpy. NC is less of a purple state and more like 2 different states.