Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHow Climate Change Misinformation and Apathy Helped Trump Winsentientmedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down13cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netvegan@lemmy.world
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkHow Climate Change Misinformation and Apathy Helped Trump Winsentientmedia.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netvegan@lemmy.world
minus-squarerandompasta@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·2 months agoMisinformation played a much bigger role than than a lot of people are willing to admit.
minus-squaretea@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 months agoMisinformation has been shown to be extremely effective. We just potentially voted away our democracy and the people that did so legit thought they were saving it.
minus-squareshani66@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoDemocracy? We might’ve just effectively killed the planet
minus-squareMac@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoRelax, the planet will be fine. Humanity though… Humanity will be fine too! Well, the ultra-wealthy, anyway. Poor people are fucked and they’re already feeling the effects.
Misinformation played a much bigger role than than a lot of people are willing to admit.
Misinformation has been shown to be extremely effective. We just potentially voted away our democracy and the people that did so legit thought they were saving it.
Democracy? We might’ve just effectively killed the planet
Relax, the planet will be fine.
Humanity though…
Humanity will be fine too!
Well, the ultra-wealthy, anyway.
Poor people are fucked and they’re already feeling the effects.