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@gammawalle

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Ok, I want liberals and progressives to do something for me.

Stop fighting with people about climate change, especially conservatives. They don’t want to be convinced, they want to make you look like an arse, and the longer you argue, the more chance they have to succeed in doing just that.

We don’t actually need them to be convinced; what we need is action. So I propose asking a simple question in the face of climate change denial, or questioning, or wavering, or even outright apathy.

“What do we stand to lose by treating climate change as though it is real?”

Because the answer may, more often than not, rest on a canned response about corporate profits and job losses in the fossil fuel industry, feel free to remind them that we are all already aware what it will cost. We’re so aware of it that we’re ready to implement programs to mitigate those scenarios as much as possible.

And then reiterate the question. “How would it hurt us as a global community to take care of our planet?” Require thoughtful answers. This goes for anyone, whether it be Uncle Joe or that one smug councilwoman. Especially the councilwoman, or any other politician.

Put the onus on them to explain why inaction is better than action, and how being careful is worse. Don’t give in to the temptation to appeal to their better nature, or to start explaining how we know it’s real. You will not prove anything, and you won’t change their mind. Change the narrative instead. Make them convince us why we should allow them to do nothing when the majority of people agree that it’s a problem.

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the one time the “JFC” version of this meme would actually be applicable, instead of just being ludite ableist tankies who scream “cyberpunk dystopia” first and ask questions never.

Yes they’d still charge for the labor, but without the premiums and paywalls piled on by health insurance, the price on the payer’s end would still be peanuts in comparison.