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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 | 1 comments | 27 Aug 25 06:49 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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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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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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1. 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.