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Toiler On the Sea's avatar

Climate change also consistently ranks low on voter priority list . . like sub 5%, sadly. The shift that appeared to be happening on the issue in the late 20teens has completely evaporated, thanks to slews of mis-info and the graduality of most CC effects resulting in shifting baseline syndrome as opposed to what should be collective alarm.

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Henrik's avatar

COVID dominating everything for two years bandwidth wise, then Ukraine/Gaza, did not help

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Zero Cool's avatar

I think the main reason is because when it comes to voter concerns, they are looking at what is more immediately going to impact them:

-Inflation

-Cost of Living

-Healthcare

-And other directly related issues

Younger voters in their teens and 20's believe in climate change but they also need to pay off their student loans in college and also get gainful employment.

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Wolfpack Dem's avatar

It would be low on mine, because my "COVID lesson" is that society can't even bind together to tolerate a sustained period of mild inconvenience to thwart an existential threat.

Society is never going to get the buy-in to do anything, because humanity is in sharp decline (and ultimately doomed).

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