{"id":196,"date":"2022-12-29T17:16:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T17:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/?p=196"},"modified":"2022-12-29T17:16:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T17:16:57","slug":"the-party-of-science-denial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/?p=196","title":{"rendered":"The Party of Science Denial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Listening To: Dishpit – Dipshit<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Photo: A trip to Bowen Island to visit friends (when that was a thing)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Canada’s main opposition party members reject proposal to recognize climate change as real<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That’s right. Made headlines around the world yesterday. In this day and age, despite nearly unanimous consensus in the scientific community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it’s not because many of them don’t believe in science, it’s because the population doesn’t. That’s doesn’t pay attention, doesn’t care, doesn’t want to think about it. You can fill in the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the the political party which garnered the most votes in the last election<\/a> (but because of mechanics, didn’t “win”).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the party “most” Canadians favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadians are shitty people. Sure, it’s a generalisation, but drive in Vancouver’s rush hour traffic and see if you don’t agree. And don’t wave to the electric car drivers. They’ll only save the world if they run on renewable energy. They don’t.<\/a>, better to buy something used and drive less<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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