• surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    You’re either an astroturfer or useful idiot spreading oil lobby talking points.

    Either you believe the climate science or you don’t. If you do, you know that we don’t have time for industry protectionism.

    • Allero@lemmy.today
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      6 hours ago

      Do not assume bad faith over anything you disagree with.

      While I disagree with the original statement, hostility never changed anyone’s mind.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        1 hour ago

        hostility never changed anyone’s mind

        Chronic abuse absolutely shapes human perception and behavior.

        In this case, a lot of Lemmy has been so battered down by “China Bad” propaganda that they’ll straight up deny the threat of climate change to justify rejecting Chinese manufactured goods.

        • asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world
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          3 hours ago

          What you’re doing is called “making shit up”. If you have a problem with their talking point then address it, but don’t make shit up about who they are or why they’re saying what they’re saying.

          • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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            49 minutes ago

            As in the way you’re accusing me of “making shit up,” just because you’re not aware of decades of lobbying and astroturfing efforts by the fossil fuel industry against nuclear?