American Idiocracy: Climate Change denial and disinformation in America

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  • Опубликовано: 26 окт 2024

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  • @ljt3084
    @ljt3084 2 года назад +37

    Foolish to expect rich men with 20 years of life left, to care about 40 years from now..

    • @stanthology
      @stanthology 2 года назад

      Foolish to accept anyone with a brain to believe as truth something that comes out of a 16 or 18 year old's mouth. Don't Green terrorists realize it takes 27 gallons of diesel fuel per hour to run the huge tractors everyone depends on for their food. Takes 100 gallons a day to run the excavating machines that install their subdivisions all over the country. Where do these knuckleheads think the electricity for their electric cars comes from?

    • @the_9ent
      @the_9ent 2 года назад +5

      Fossil fuels are a thing of the past. They are dirty and finite. We need a new cleaner sustainable way to produce energy.

    • @clivesmith9377
      @clivesmith9377 2 года назад +2

      @@stanthology If only the world was ideal! You'd rather use the 27 gallons of diesel than to eat meat.
      Also, the electricity for their electric cars comes from renewable energy.
      Check your electricity company. If it doesn't use renewables, move to another one that does.

    • @clivesmith9377
      @clivesmith9377 2 года назад +6

      @@stanthology The reason you have to listen to 16 or 18 years olds is that
      when you are dead and gone, they will still be living on Earth
      suffering the consequences of YOUR actions.

    • @stanthology
      @stanthology 2 года назад

      @@clivesmith9377 MY actions! Oh the shame. The 16 or 18 year old Messiah. Greta.

  • @Tybalt-si9wf
    @Tybalt-si9wf 2 года назад +49

    We're doomed. Humanity is too stupid and too greedy to survive this crisis.

    • @Dato-64
      @Dato-64 2 года назад +3

      It always remembers me of the theories why we haven’t encountered intelligent life from outside earth. Besides the basic “we are the only one”, “they are too far away” or “we might not recognize it” there is the theory of the “great filter”. A point in their evolution at which every species has or was destroyed before it was advanced enough to reach another intelligent form of life. Like climate change or another species killing it off. And since Trump, Brexit and Covid I believe we are on our way to see this one becoming reality but by simple self-destructive behavior.

    •  2 года назад

      Fatmericans are only simulations of Humans.

  • @michaelrch
    @michaelrch 2 года назад +34

    Watch "Don't look up"
    It captures the greed, sociopathy and insanity behind this response to the climate crisis perfectly.

    • @frikabg
      @frikabg 2 года назад +8

      I enjoyed that movie a lot! I also laughed a lot because i can totally see this happening in real life

    • @michaelrch
      @michaelrch 2 года назад +8

      @@frikabg
      I know what you mean but I have followed climate politics for about 5 years now, and the whole this is getting infuriating, depressing and scary. Climate scientists feel exactly like the two scientists in that film.
      We are still at the point in the movie where we could push the asteroid off course, but that time will be gone before you know it.
      That's why we need everyone standing up and fighting the powerful interests who are in the process of destroying everything we depend upon and hold dear.

    • @jaymondo
      @jaymondo 2 года назад +1

      Great film, we are living with a slower comet.

  • @spiritualanarchist8162
    @spiritualanarchist8162 2 года назад +7

    U.S : ' What about China?
    China : "What about India.
    India :What about Europe ?
    Round and round we go.

    • @danzel1157
      @danzel1157 Год назад

      The US wields huge influence. It would be nice if, for once, it did it for a good cause.

  • @michaelrch
    @michaelrch 2 года назад +33

    Don't blame random people on the streets. They are only the product of a very concerted, sophisticated and well funded campaign of misinformation going back 30 years. As usual, follow the money, all the way to the top.

    • @houmm08
      @houmm08 2 года назад +2

      Very well said. It does get very infuriating though to hear joe public re-spout the nonsensical 'scepticism' when there's so much information out there that they just haven't bothered to read.

    • @expertssay3869
      @expertssay3869 2 года назад

      Like carbon dioxide is heavy in air so drops to the ground to feeds plants and trees for millenia, which feeds us, while your climate scientologists won't advocate to plant trees? Well done!
      Meanwhile you dummies conveniently go along with the crazy global warming narative forgetting the earths natural rotation around the suns erratic behaviour in solar activity.
      Joe public went to school and got educated and didn't need further education. They soaked up the science early, and passed their exams. You commies come along with this 'Grift' in higher education - we see you!

  • @the_9ent
    @the_9ent 2 года назад +21

    Scary to think how many people out there are this deep in denial.

    • @stop-the-greed
      @stop-the-greed 2 года назад +2

      It's not denial it's greed . There plan is to kill the poor

    • @mattelwood369
      @mattelwood369 2 года назад +2

      Scary to think how many people there are that think if you don't believe in this garbage humanity is doomed 😂

  • @PEdulis
    @PEdulis 2 года назад +9

    "We have done more in the past ten years than any other country." Really? Check what European countries did and how that compares to what the US did per capita and weep.

    • @cmike123
      @cmike123 2 года назад +1

      He doesnt actually care. He is right on one point, though. Most American corporations were/are already converting. But check Manchin's bank account to figure out why he wants to slow walk the process.

    • @mh1593
      @mh1593 2 года назад +1

      _Per Capita_ even China has a far lower carbon output than the USA.

  • @SirAntoniousBlock
    @SirAntoniousBlock 2 года назад +5

    American idiocy needs a channel all of it's own.

    • @dutchman7623
      @dutchman7623 2 года назад

      Yep, and than it should be banned in 220 countries.

    • @jackgrant9301
      @jackgrant9301 Год назад

      I believe its called Fox News. First time i saw that i was shocked. I always thought the parodies of it were exaggerating. Turns out they werent.

  • @Ehrgeiz33
    @Ehrgeiz33 2 года назад +7

    Ignorance and arrogance is a deadly combination.

  • @christinavuyk7875
    @christinavuyk7875 2 года назад +3

    Not a mask at that conference apart from hers. Oh what a surprise 🤦‍♀️

    • @JustMyMadness
      @JustMyMadness 2 года назад

      What good is a mask going to do when our government is the one spreading it?

  • @StuArch1
    @StuArch1 2 года назад +2

    The most dangerous thing is they believe their own lies

  • @martynjones8560
    @martynjones8560 2 года назад +10

    The inevitable heat and drought death of Las Vegas is perhaps the only consolation of climate change.

    • @mojavewastelander4035
      @mojavewastelander4035 2 года назад

      In Bane's voice: You adapted to the heat, I was born in it, molded by it!
      In all seriousness if the tourists from cold/humid places didn't stay here it would be much better. They crank up the AC and put a greater demand on power meaning more water leaving the reservoir known as Lake Mead.
      Also if California figured out they have too much salt not too little water.
      Oh and took the Oakland Raiders back, we really don't need them, their fans, or a f'ing hockey team.
      It's a desert. Off-road racing I get but hockey?
      Edit: minor typo

  • @JMal883
    @JMal883 2 года назад +12

    Great report from Channel 4, I like how from 9:54 to 10:02 they perfectly illustrate peoples stupidity.

    • @nigelbenn4642
      @nigelbenn4642 2 года назад

      I love how the very same people who think climate change is a hoax are those wearing masks NOW, long after a vaccine for Covid has been disseminated!

  • @christiananderson4909
    @christiananderson4909 2 года назад +1

    Yeah, we don't do "education," here, anymore.

  • @stop-the-greed
    @stop-the-greed 2 года назад +3

    Who runs the u.s. not Biden rest in peace democracy .

    • @dutchman7623
      @dutchman7623 2 года назад +1

      There never was, is, nor will be democracy in the US.

  • @Dizzyruptor
    @Dizzyruptor 2 года назад +9

    These people give me a headache.

    • @mattelwood369
      @mattelwood369 2 года назад

      And you people give me a headache

    • @fookorf
      @fookorf 2 года назад

      @@mattelwood369 no, your 18 hours a day staring at a screen playing games and drinking Monster is, stinky .

  • @northwestgardener5076
    @northwestgardener5076 2 года назад +1

    The climate change fight is like raising taxes to make it rain. Political Science
    PS the problem with Lake Mead is they have been taking out more water than it recieves(less evaporation),,, the evaporation is what they didn't account for so they have been in a constant deficit.

  • @critical_thinker73
    @critical_thinker73 2 года назад +1

    The utter stupidity is depressing. And these people are trusted with a vote?

  • @QuitYourCryin
    @QuitYourCryin 2 года назад

    I'm glad they didn't waste all that money.

  • @cmike123
    @cmike123 2 года назад +6

    I wouldnt mind climate deniers too much if they proffered solutions to the climate change that everyone see. To clarify, I mean that most of those deniers accept that the climate is changing, but seem to disagree that it is man-made. So, if we grant that it is all natural, what is the fix to keep the climate livable for humans?

    • @andrew30m
      @andrew30m 2 года назад +1

      They started with it’s not warming, then it’s not fossil fuels next it will be the bats doing it.

    • @tariq_sharif
      @tariq_sharif 2 года назад +1

      @@andrew30m Anything but reality ...

    • @alfredthegreat9543
      @alfredthegreat9543 2 года назад +2

      Indeed. They say its "natural" but can't point out where the "natural" increase is coming from.

    • @cmike123
      @cmike123 2 года назад

      @@alfredthegreat9543 to that, there are natural causes for warming. The problem is the greenhouse gases have sped up the process past the rate in which we feel humanity can evolve and adapt. Technically, the sun is exploding outward meaning we are closer and closer to it every minute, as well as tectonic shifts letting a bit of heat from our core escape periodically.
      However, most people are stupid and these deniers would also halt any progress in combating the 2 events I mentioned.

    • @alfredthegreat9543
      @alfredthegreat9543 2 года назад +1

      @@cmike123 Everything you just said then is mental, especially the "closer to the sun" bit making us warmer- whoever told that is a buffoon, the timescale for that to make even the slightest bit of difference is in the millions of years.

  • @jonathanwetherell3609
    @jonathanwetherell3609 2 года назад +7

    Denial is comforting, there is no problem, there is nothing we need to do as there is no problem. No need to worry. All is well. Resonated among so many passengers on the Titanic, no need to worry, this ship is unsinkable. Climate and Pandemics are subjects that take a lot of understanding. If you do not wish to trust those that have expertise it is comforting to delude yourself into thinking you know more than "Those so called Experts". You are cleverer than those guys with their PhD's.

    • @mattelwood369
      @mattelwood369 2 года назад

      😂😂😂 Iceberg aheadddd experts are God they know the end is nigh

    • @fookorf
      @fookorf 2 года назад +1

      @@mattelwood369 And big oil and your fave conspiracy tards like Rogan and Pewdee know there's nothing to panic about.... Come back when you've hit puberty and started shaving, kid.

  • @oddquad2010
    @oddquad2010 2 года назад +1

    PS : What is wrong with the unbelievers ??😠😠 Guess when it's 150° in Alaska and the drought in the states is in its 23rd year, hmmmm. . . . . .

  • @lbthingsstuffmore9513
    @lbthingsstuffmore9513 2 года назад +2

    Let me apologize now for this level of ignorance from my fellow countrymen. We are trying and opinions definitely vary from state to state. Republican states, forget it! But, there are those of us out here trying. ❤

  • @xCriticalStrikex
    @xCriticalStrikex 2 года назад

    Good content, though you might want to rework the intro and outro that you use with up to date video editing techniques. :)

    • @gotanygrapes831
      @gotanygrapes831 2 года назад

      What for. Used to it.

    • @IAmIncorrigible
      @IAmIncorrigible  2 года назад +1

      I'm open to suggestions.

    • @xCriticalStrikex
      @xCriticalStrikex 2 года назад

      @I Am Incorrigible I am by no means an expert in visual media production, but here are a few suggestions. It does seem like you have a heavy reliance on stock text scroll effects which that could be revised as they look a little 90's dated. The resolution of the images probably needs adjustment to match the rest of the video size. The outro card could be updated to meet the modern RUclips algorithm data to suggest your other previous videos on the same subject. And the fonts used could probably be refined. I would hope that if you presented your findings better, they would reach a wider audience :) I'm fairly new to your channel, and these 10-minute videos are welcoming, but I've also noticed some of your videos are very long. Those are quite intimidating. Perhaps it is better to release longer segments in multiple parts. All the best to you and keep doing what you do :) Let's hope for a better year after today! All the best.

  • @nicknapoleon7495
    @nicknapoleon7495 2 года назад +1

    "There is a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth".
    ~Maya Angelou
    How many deep sea hot springs and volcanoes are there? How much CO2 are they releasing into the atmosphere? What are Milankovitch cycles?

    • @theguythatmakesyoumad3834
      @theguythatmakesyoumad3834 2 года назад +3

      *It's what we're adding on top of that that's the problem. The concentration used to hover around 250-280 ppm, now it's over 400. Last time the atmosphere had such concentrations global temperatures were 3 degrees C higher. Just to illustrate, 1C lower and there'd be a "polar" icecap a mile thick as far south as London.
      Noone is saying the climate doesn't change naturally. The scale and speed with which its happening is cause for concern. Human activity basically does in a few decades what nature takes a million years to do.
      Your questions indicate you wish to muddy the truth I've laid out here with some terms you think fit your worldview of the climate disaster not happening. But I'd just ask you to put your money where your mouth is, and invest in nice waterfront Florida beach property.*

    • @jonovens7974
      @jonovens7974 2 года назад

      All accounted for decades ago by 10,000's of professionals in multiple fields - only the ignorant bring things like that up. (hey look at this thing we've known about for 100's of years - that I just heard about from a nutjob online)

    • @nicknapoleon7495
      @nicknapoleon7495 2 года назад

      @@jonovens7974 Do you know that Methane is twenty five times stronger then Carbon Dioxide at trapping heat in Earths atmosphere? What types of greenhouse gases do Hydrothermal Vents release? How much of each? Has it ever been measured or accounted for?

    • @jonovens7974
      @jonovens7974 2 года назад

      @@nicknapoleon7495 Yes I do know about the methane.
      Have you not heard of google? - look stuff up, it's awesome, you learn stuff.
      Mostly Sulfides. (so like other energetic volcanic systems, gives a cooling effect overall)
      Would a known and studied natural system, be accounted for in the models. I dunno, but if not then, it most likely would just add to the the amount of heating caused by humans.

  • @glowwurm9365
    @glowwurm9365 2 года назад +2

    I’ve literally heard American Libertarians arguing against LED lighting as they want to continue to use the woefully inefficient incandescent light bulbs. That’s right they want the right to burn more energy so they can continue to use lightbulbs first introduced in the 18th century.What do you do with ppl like that? The future looks rather depressing to be honest, i fear for my children’s future..

    • @Dato-64
      @Dato-64 2 года назад +1

      The same mindset was in Germany when they banned the old light bulbs. People went out of their way to find old stocks and bought them for up to 10000% of their original price. People are insane.

    • @sanjeevvij7699
      @sanjeevvij7699 2 года назад

      I remember trump boasting about saving the old halogen/incandescent light bulbs and making them available for everyone...to rupturous applause by the crowd.

  • @wills242
    @wills242 2 года назад

    It’s equally stupid to prioritize carbon neutrality when the threat of cultural self-destruction is far nearer and more imminent. People don’t know very basic truths, basic maths or they’ve been trained to be distrustful of their own first principles. Americans are becoming non-individuals and I can only theorize that it’s easier than facing the psychosis being thrust on them by indiscernible information. People are so intellectually fatigued, they’re willing to trade the entire future for a rest this minute. Desperation breeds poverty. Financially AND intellectually

  • @LetsBeHonestImAPrat
    @LetsBeHonestImAPrat 2 месяца назад

    I miss this channel

  • @fillrobs7726
    @fillrobs7726 2 года назад +4

    Brawndlo, it's what plants crave - Der...

  • @Zeitgeistboxee
    @Zeitgeistboxee 2 года назад +1

    Don't look up.

  • @MrCool144
    @MrCool144 2 года назад

    Psyop weather modification.

  • @theozmiester7405
    @theozmiester7405 10 месяцев назад

    Love it how you lot think the mainstream news is the truth lol😅

  • @perihelion7798
    @perihelion7798 2 года назад +1

    Real climate change is profound - it determines which species will survive or perish, and significantly changes the topography of the Earth itself.
    However, the warming trend from 1830 to 2000 was not caused by humans. The Roman warm period was warmer, and so was the medieval warm period. Climate is driven by the Sun, primarily.
    Total global climate is a complex subject, and predictions of roasting alive have proven to be incorrect and silly. As the SUN transitions from the current 25th cycle into the 26th cycle, we can expect a cooling trend. If we are unprepared for that, chaos will be the result.