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Zephie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 10:37 AM Original message |
Why Are Americans So Ill-Informed on the Topic of Climate Change? |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. Because the corporations want it that way... |
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el_bryanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well in fairness you mean western europe |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
3. Americans get their news from Television. If it is not covered |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
4. But the evil Al Gore heats his house dontcha know? |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. they don't want it to be true so they choose to not believe it |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
6. Because shut up, that's why.. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
7. There's a lot of money to be made being a science contrarian |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
8. "No, YOU haven't." ZING! |
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booley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
9. The billions spent on confusing people |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
10. because of our neo con backed media |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
11. Not just climate change. |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
12. We are ILL-informed because we have been systematically MIS-informed... |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
13. Because discussing it doesn't allow on-air fellatio of Ronald Reagan with video of eagles & flags? |
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Curmudgeoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
14. Science smience. We all know that people think science is over their heads. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
15. Easy: Republicans |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
16. Americans are ill-informed on most topics. |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
17. fox news |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. Auto-Unrec for an American referring to Americans in the third person |
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Zephie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I didn't write this |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. WTF are you talking about? |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
21. Because the corporate media, primarily television; wants or wanted them to be. |
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