Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoHow Climate Change Misinformation and Apathy Helped Trump Winsentientmedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down13cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkHow Climate Change Misinformation and Apathy Helped Trump Winsentientmedia.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-squarerandompasta@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·14 days agoMisinformation played a much bigger role than than a lot of people are willing to admit.
minus-squaretea@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up20·13 days 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-squareshani66linkfedilinkarrow-up7·13 days agoDemocracy? We might’ve just effectively killed the planet
minus-squareMac@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 days 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.