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Climate change deniers (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by ModerateImprovement to c/whitepeopletwitter

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Educated populations tend to be more liberal, and exhibit more critical thinking. It's not a guarantee, but it tends to form a shield against blind indoctrination and especially religious fundamentalism.

Conservatives do not want an educated population.

[–] JulesTheModest 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, it took me longer than I would've thought to understand that. It's really hard to dumb yourself down and see their viewpoint a lot of the time. Scapegoating seems to work well for these folks.

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