silence7It’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to the climate
DiplomjodlerI think we need more positive messaging on the whole thing. We’re not just fighting climate change but make life more healthy and pleasant for everybody.
OpenStarsI think that message tends to not resonate well. e.g. in USA politics liberals tried that and conservatives freaked out, thinking that “those (out-of-group) people” might actually get some help, even in situations where “these (in-group) people” would have gotten more.
Hate and fear are more primal, and people are trying to get the message out to the widest possible audience.
Do you take think trying to appeal to US “conservatives” in any way will do anything? These people are lost anyway.
Not likely. The problem is that you can only appeal to them in person. Any appeal made through the internet or the media will miss them completely. They self isolate in the media by only watching networks that confirm their bias against literally any climate activism and online there are algorithms that do it for them. When you do appeal to them in person, they attack you as a Soros-serving, leftist, liberal and declare that everything you tell them is fake news. They won't believe it until it affects them personally and even then they'll try to blame liberals for it while continuing to refuse to take positive action.