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Edward Hackett's avatar

Unfortunately, all of what you have written is true, but requires some thinking. Politicians specialize in one liners and slogans that appeal to their base voters. I dbobt that many MAGA voters will take the time or spend the mental energery to read your post. Perhaps it will persaude some who are undecided and I hope so.

I asked one of my past associates to look at what I call "Big Money" and watch what they are doing. Insurance companies are raising rates due to losses and now refusing write or renew coverages in some areas, long term tanker owners building double hulled tankers to sail across the top of the world because melting sea ice is opening new shipping lanes, and reinsurance rates going up around the world due to huges losses from climate change.

Liberals have been accused of being enemies of free speach, but are lies and distortions true examples of free speach? I realize that to some, things like "vaccines kill people" is free speach, but in reality it is the lack of vaccines that kill people and endanger others. The exaamples you have debunked are perfect examples of free speach being used to sell lies.

Vivek is a perfect example of an intellegent, well educated person who is selling lies to benefit his political position. There is no thought given to the harm the being done by these lies. The only thought is will it help my political standing. The worst part, he is not the only politician to follow this path.

My only hope is the younger generation that is seeing their future world being destroyed and that they will act accordingly. Do not vote for politicans that promote lies.

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Kevin Trenberth's avatar

The main reason deaths are way down is because of better warnings. This is especially so for cyclones in the Indian Ocean where thousands lost their lives in the past, but warning systems trigger major evacuations and these have been implemented better in India and Bangldesh than in Texas and Florada and have reduced deaths to a handful. This applies more generally, with all warning now giving more notice.

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