Population and Immigration Denialism in the Climate Debate
Published:
Mon, Sep 16th 2019 @ 5:42 pm EDT by Leon Kolankiewicz
In today’s polarized America, there are certain “third rail†or “hot potato†issues one just can’t touch without an explosive reaction. They’re too hot to touch, and so most politicians ignore them rather than risk getting burned.
Emotionalism, knee-jerk responses, heaping scorn, and scoring cheap political points trump rational deliberation, discussion, and debate. Right and Left alike gorge themselves in these feeding frenzies of vituperation and irrationality.
Sadly, our inability to hold grownup conversations about these issues means that some of the nation’s most pressing problems never get addressed and continue to fester.
Immigration of course, is one such issue. Another is America’s population growth, especially when that growth is driven almost entirely by high immigration levels.
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/population-and-immigration-denialism-climate-debate
