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Climate Is Now a US Culture War Issue (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now? Now as in the last 50+ years?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It wasn't fully polarized by party until around 2009, when the fossil fuels industry decided to buy off the Repiblicans in response to an attempt to pass cap and trade legislation.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, the republicans? They were the only party that was bought off? Are you sure about that?

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

They certainly are both in the pockets of corporations. But only one party is fighting a war on reality.