Conspiracy theories multiply as the climate crisis worsens

New York Times opinion writer David Wallace-Wells says many people are choosing to "retreat into little cocoons of disinformation and paranoia" rather than reckon with the climate crisis.

[MartinMaat]

When confronted with the facts, double down and dig deeper!

[elwingw]

What a tangled web we weave, when we practice to deceive.

[ugqqpyi]

There are multiple posts on YT saying the government is not helping disaster areas. I for one am sick of the misinformation liars. It's so old.

[yoliverrr]

That realization youre a human, susceptible to doing some dumb shit. And then think about your grandparents making their opinions into law

[conniemazas]

That is exactly where the convict wants people to be. Keeping people in fear is his way of control. He has people believing when he says, “I can control the weather in ONE DAY”. What’s he gonna use? A SHARPIE?

[nnorthwest]

I think it's interesting that we only focus on the climate. These toxic substances we're releasing into our air, soil, and water that are affecting climate are also going into ourselves. These substances inhibit, overexcite, and damage our bodies. The things that makes our bodies function. The things that enable us to be ourselves. Instead of pulling these substances out of us we just take more synthetic substances (medicate) to block the functions that aren't working because of "environmental toxins". It's not just the climate we're destroying. It's ourselves. Down to a genetic level.

[HotPocketsBoy]

FEMA helicopters with guns 😂😂😂 I’m crying 😂

[nicklang]

People deny reality because it is considered privileged to pollute and cowardice is considered security.

[tenacious]

VOTE HARRIS AND all Dems 2024 y'all. We can't We won't We refuse to go back to trump's nonsensical lies and evil! Let's silence him! Silence him and they'll follow. 🙌🏾🙏🏾💪🏾🇺🇸💙🌊🙏🏾🙌🏾 In Jesus' name Amen.

[davidmenasco]

Well the scary part is how the worst theory actually bears some uncanny resemblance to reality.

It took considerable government involvement on many fronts for the fossil fuel economy to become so entrenched.

And the fossil fuel economy is the principle driver of the emissions causing climate change.

So yeah, but not how you think.

[sarahpengelly]

This man's work has always been superb.

[RodanX]

Debunking lies should be easy. When it becomes hard, and you attack the theorists, you've probably been caught red handed.

[franceshorton]

Thank you David, for your post, cogent and pertinent.
I read a post about how a self appointed group tried to take over a small town, not far from a valuable rare earth mine.
They claimed that the Government caused the weather, to make a cover excuse to clear the town of citizens, destroy the buildings, and take over the mine for multi-national corporate benefit.
Armed Crack-pots with their own warped convictions.
Frightening, as you say.
Thank you for your voice of reason ❤
Greetings from Auckland New Zealand.
Our hurricanes come from the equatorial Pacific. None of the Governments there could, or would, 'manufacture' a hurricane. Their people die.

We truly are our own worst enemy

[paulinelarson]

The World is sliding into another "Dark Ages".

[mrcodycam]

With regard to disinformation: a wise man once said “you can fix a great number of things in this world. You cannot fix stupid. Stupid is permanent.” - Ron White

[VinceAmin]

Many are choosing the cocoons, and many of them are ignorant. But there are many making the right choices. And then there are many more simply unable to sit and watch/read and learn bc they’re too busy working 3 jobs 7 days a week just to get a piece of the pie. It’s ridiculous. .

[joshuaarcona]

Corporate action has created this imbalance in the world, not "humans". And why are people assuming the weather cannot be manipulated?

[Councils-Girl]

Who decides what is disinformation…that is the question?

[SoOthersMayLiveandStuff]

IDIOCRACY is a foreshadowing, not just a fictional movie.

[realx]

When people are being lied to daily, they come up with dark theories, yeah quite shocking