Liberals are concerned about global warming because:?

Question

A. They fear for the future of the planet and the fate of humanity

B. They love unnecessary business regulations.

Why is it conservatives fail this simple test more than half the time?

AmericanNeed... No, global warming is real and most scientists concur anthropogenic causes contribute 70-90%.

In the 1970s it was thought the world should be cooling due to orbital cycles, NOT because of greenhouse gasses. I remember reading articles on the subject from a number of sources.

I also find it amusing some conservative insist the 30 million tons of CO2 vented by volcanoes is a bigger threat than the 25 BILLION tons of fossil fuel. Volcanoes actually emit stratospheric particles that contribute more to cooling.

Answer 1

The real answer is obviously A.

The answer conservatives usually give is B, because it allows them to dismiss the threat of global warming as a big liberal hoax to get into their wallets.

The partisan political divide in the USA is becoming a big problem. Now any issue which liberals try to address is automatically deemed bad by conservatives. They think 'liberal' is a bad word, and anything associated with liberals is bad. Thus they come up with absolutely stupid conclusions - like liberals are perpetrating a global warming hoax because they love unnecessary business regulations and taxes - in order to dismiss the 'liberal' issue.

Scientists have concluded that global warming is primarily caused by humans and that we have to start significantly reducing our greenhouse gas emissions within the next decade to avoid the worst future effects. It has nothing to do with politics, and conservatives are making a huge mistake treating it as a partisan issue. It may destroy the Republican Party in the end.

Answer 2

dang, some peoples children... . must be kids 'cause they think they have all the answers. but i have a couple answers too.

if you cut down all the trees you get climate change. trees cycle millions of gallons of water. no trees results in quick run off, desertification. desertification results in heat.

if you cover once verdant farmland with housing developments and malls you get climate change. see above.

1907 there were probably six cars in this state. today there must be six million, possibly twice that, churning out heat and clouds of smog, daily, and around the clock.

industry = heat and smog.

this tired, over used comment about "30 years ago perople expected another ice age." not me or anyone i know. in fact, it was thirty years ago that a team of scientists hired by the big ten (international industrialists) first (to my knowledge) pointed out the above facts. and many more as well.

al gore was late to jump on the bandwagon about global warming. he didn't invent the internet and he did not invent global warming. this is not a political situation, per se.

anyone with five senses and an IQ over 80 has only to look around to see the reality of these things. why would any rational citizen want so much to promote oil industry propaganda? that i don't know; probably has something to do with the poisoned food supply making them irrational.

as to your question, i must say A. as to why conservatives fail this test, the term kneejerk reaction comes to mind. if a "liberal" says the sky is blue, some, posturing as conservatives, are moved to write or speak volumes to the contrary.

Answer 3

So I take it that you don't believe in global warming ... and your credentials are _____________?

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand some very basic principals of global warming. I can't speak for the entire planet, but what I CAN tell you is that I live in GA and the metro-Atlanta area is one of the fastest growing regions in the country. GA is known as the pine tree state. Due to rapid growth and new housing developments, GA has undergone extensive deforestation and increased air pollution. And guess what? It is a fact that our temperatures have progressively gone up a few degrees each year since the urban sprawl began about 10 years ago. As a matter of fact, the City of Atlanta is begging folks to plant trees in their yards.

Oh, and btw, you don't have to be a liberal or a conservative to believe or not believe in global warming. It is science, not politics, and should remain as such.

Answer 4

B is closer to the truth, although they would claim that A is. Liberals do not believe that most people are smart enough to make the right choices (and they define that as making choices that they agree with). Rather than trying to convince people that they are correct, they want to try to shut down any ideas that they do not agree with!.

If you do not agree with them, you are a "racist, bigot, homophobic, radical, right wing, out of touch with reality, mind numbed robot". The environmental movement has been taken over by socialist types who want to restrict private property rights, and exert governmental control int as much of our lives as possible.

Proof is found in the last part of this question. It is a question of opinion, not fact, and you claim that "conservatives fail this simple test more than half the time". What you mean is they do not agree with you, and therefore must be wrong!

Answer 5

I do not believe in the farce called global warming, especially considering how the "evidence" is presented. We see studies of average temperatures for the past century and so, and the average is rising yes.

But why only present such a small amount of evidence, when the technology exists (and has been used) to show a record of temperatures from thousands of years ago?

Because if they presented all of the available evidence, then people would see the truth - that this planet goes through hot and cold cycles, involving our position around the sun and which angle the axis of the Earth is rotating on (and yes - the Earth spins like a wobbly top).

The evidence these so-called "experts" present is merely that which is favorable to them and their cause, and not the truth. They only show what advances their cause, and when an honest group releases more conclusive data (perhaps, say, average temperatures from the 1500s on, or the 1200s on, because of tests done on ice core samples), they're ridiculed by the establishment and government.

Partial evidence that supported global warming is applauded.

Complete evidence that rejects global warming is ridiculed.

Answer 6

You don't have to be a "liberal" to be concerned about global warming. All one has to do is open their eyes and see what is happening around the world. I want future generations to live on a beautiful planet, as all of us have been able to do so far. Where are your grandchildren and great-grandchildren going to live if this planet is no longer livable? I am not a fanatic, just someone who wants us to take better care of our world, its the only one we have.

Answer 7

liberals tend to have an arrogance about them where they believe that man can be blamed for most of the worlds problems. 30 years ago liberals were worried about global cooling because of what man was doing. now it is global warming. this is nothing new by the way, it has been going on in this country for better than 150 years. liberals tend to be socialist in their outlook, and thus have a dislike for people and business's that are successful. microsoft is bad because they dominate the personal computer operating system market. big oil is bad because they make soo much money and we need to take that money from them. bill gates is bad because his is worth upwards of 40 billion dollars. we have to tax the rich people in this country because they dont pay their fair share of taxes. etc. etc. etc. then when you hit the liberals with the facts, like low taxes bring in more tax revenue than higher taxes do, the rich pay the most in taxes, the top 50% of wage earners in this country pay 90% of the taxes, there is little that man does to cause global warming, and little that man can do(if anything at all) to reverse the trend, the liberals resort to name calling or tell you that you dont know what you are talking about. when you ask them to disprove your points, liberals cant.

while i want to breath clean air, and drink clean water, and eat foods that wont poison me, we have to do things in a responsible manner. liberals dont understand this though.

to answer your question though, both.

Answer 8

Liberals, Conservatives, Democrats, Republicans.....BLAH BLAH BLAH.
I'm simply a human being. I refuse to choose a political party. Those days are coming to an end, you'll see.

Answer 9

They are pretty big on over regulating everything.

There are better means and methods to attain the goal of conservation of our environment.

Why push the global aspect when one can point out the cost savings to the individual? We obviously need energy. Bio-Diesel can cost as little as 55 cents a gallon if made oneself.

Solar panels can cut utility bills by 50%. Insulation cuts utility bills tremendously.

Perhaps environmentalists would achieve more of their goals if they would stop trying to legislate morality and begin appealing to the cost savings. But that doesn't fulfill their need to feel altruistic. If there is financial gain, they can't support the argument. They have to argue against financial benefit, even if detrimental to their 'goals.'

Answer 10

Democrats speak out on global warming more than Republicans because they can. They aren't bought and paid for by big oil.

To be honest, I couldn't tell you if it is "climate change" or "global warming" man made or cyclical, I am not a scientist. BUT...no one can deny that our environment is in trouble. At least dems are willing to admit it.