“The religious right has been pushing the same narrative for years, linking social liberals to authoritarian socialism, and in turn characterizing environmental science as a socialist partisan weapon.” — Adrian Bardon
The work to curb racism has depended less on good-faith efforts to dispel ignorance and more on enforcing social penalties for racist behavior. The same approach may work for climate change denial.
Researchers have thoroughly investigated the link between ideology and attitudes toward climate change, finding that conservatives are significantly more likely to reject climate science, not because they misapprehend the facts, but because they are taking their cues from conservative elites, many o
