Leftists want to ban guns. Conservatives want to deprive women of reproductive choice. The goals of each group, if it succeeds, will not improve anyone's lives, and will, in fact have a significant deleterious effect on the nation. These issues are used by each side to fire up their extremists, and the rest of us let ourselves be swayed by candidates' position on these issues. What if we all took the position that we will never vote for anyone that wants to reduce gun rights or reproductive choice? Is there an opening for a centrist party such as happened in France with Macron?
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Contrary to popular opinion, not all, or even most reputable scientists believe there is empirical data showing that there is demonstrable climate change. While short term evidence seems to show a warming of the earth, the fact is that, throughout recorded history there have been many fluctuations in the earth's temperature. I'm not saying this to dissuade anyone from trying to "save our planet". Nor am I suggesting we don't act responsibly by trying to reduce our carbon footprint. We definitely need to police ourselves as fellow citizens of this planet we call home.
But nature itself plays a great part in the heating and cooling of the earth. I can't remember where, but I have read that the eruption of Krakatoa sent more pollutants into the air than the first 100 years of the industrial revolution.
In other words, don't believe something just because certain sectors of political machinery say it's so. Many reports are authored by people who already are predisposed monetarily to have certain opinions. That goes for conservative, as well as liberal "facts".