But … there’s one side in the conversation that is refuting basic facts. This unshared reality is making it impossible to depoliticize the debate. The country can either take a hiatus from democracy entirely, or finds a way to force right-wing politicians to deal with reality again.
And it’s not all about academic debates either, as someone needs to define desired outcomes, e.g., who to prioritize, today’s seniors, tomorrow’s refugees, today’s rich people, etc.
Of course politics is about prioritization. But some things are not politicized as we all seemingly agree it should be prioritized, like military in America.
Climate is so highly politicized because one side is refuting basic facts. They are shouting loud about it and running their propaganda, making the issue politicized. This does not seem to have happened that much in this campaign, as they are focused on other things.
For better or for worse, depending on who wins. I’m just arguing that politicization of climate is not inherently a good thing; rather, in an ideal political situation, it shouldn’t be politicized at all at this point.
But … there’s one side in the conversation that is refuting basic facts. This unshared reality is making it impossible to depoliticize the debate. The country can either take a hiatus from democracy entirely, or finds a way to force right-wing politicians to deal with reality again.
And it’s not all about academic debates either, as someone needs to define desired outcomes, e.g., who to prioritize, today’s seniors, tomorrow’s refugees, today’s rich people, etc.
Of course politics is about prioritization. But some things are not politicized as we all seemingly agree it should be prioritized, like military in America.
Climate is so highly politicized because one side is refuting basic facts. They are shouting loud about it and running their propaganda, making the issue politicized. This does not seem to have happened that much in this campaign, as they are focused on other things.
For better or for worse, depending on who wins. I’m just arguing that politicization of climate is not inherently a good thing; rather, in an ideal political situation, it shouldn’t be politicized at all at this point.