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Scientist exposes anti-wind groups as oil-funded, now they want to silence him

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542 points xbmcuser | 6 comments | 27 Aug 25 06:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.623s | source | bottom
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e40 ◴[27 Aug 25 08:52 UTC] No.45037029[source]▶
The disgust this article invokes is overwhelming.

I n my ideal world these people would be prosecuted.

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oulipo2 ◴[27 Aug 25 09:01 UTC] No.45037080[source]▶
So let's vote them out
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xyzal ◴[27 Aug 25 09:04 UTC] No.45037096[source]▶
I would love to obtain a handbook on how to convince moronic far-right leaning neighbors to change or at least soften their stance. I usually just tell them to fuck off, which apparently is not that much effective.
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1. westpfelia ◴[27 Aug 25 09:27 UTC] No.45037248[source]▶
Dont call them moronic. Don't tell them to fuck off.

If you HONESTLY want to try to convince people that these politicians and industries are a net negative you can not just sit there and call people fucking idiots. It makes a person retreat into their view that much more. You have to just calmly explain things. Sometimes you have to explain that thing a lot.

A lot of people who voted right wing are looking for reasons to re-evaluate their decisions. Dont give them a reason to double down by calling them fucking mornons. Soft language will win this fight.

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2. Dylan16807 ◴[27 Aug 25 09:31 UTC] No.45037268[source]▶
If your only advice is to not insult people then this really isn't helpful.
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4. chii ◴[27 Aug 25 09:45 UTC] No.45037382[source]▶
> A lot of people who voted right wing are looking for reasons to re-evaluate their decisions

i dont believe this to be the case. If they have such a reason, then surely they would've already examined it much earlier and came to a conclusion under which they won't have been a right wing voter in the first place.

So there's something else at play, such as preconceived notions, or the inability to sort out facts from fiction (being presented as fact on TV), that makes them behave the way they did.

5. Upvoter33 ◴[27 Aug 25 09:46 UTC] No.45037386[source]▶
> A lot of people who voted right wing are looking for reasons to re-evaluate their decisions

If only

6. jimkleiber ◴[27 Aug 25 09:46 UTC] No.45037393[source]▶
> Sometimes you have to explain that thing a lot.

This.

Sometimes I think I want people to change their minds extremely and instantaneously. When I look at the micro-changes they make, and have the endurance to see these changes over time, they can actually make extreme changes and in a short period of time. It's just rarely instantaneously extreme.