It is even more than just denying the facts of a thing, it is being mislead as to what the facts are. There are some old powerful privileged interests in our societies who wish to keep the status quo as it is without disrupting any advantages they may have. So in essence, we have a few wealthy types keeping our societies from progressing into a richer and fuller existence, in order for them to realize their dreams without considering the vast majority of our dreams alongside theirs. Simply, a selfishness at the ultimate macro level. How those few do this is to scare and confuse those who have the power to change the status quo through our democratic process? Misinformation is how. If the electorate can be confused about something, there is a real chance they will not act on any change regardless of it's benefit to most everyone on the planet. I entitled this post the Ostrich effect because many of us do not take the time to understand the simple concepts of logic or science to offset misinformation. We are less concerned about our present and future environment and more concerned about, let's see, how about sporting events with no connection to the quality of our lives. Although our entertainment can be very satisfying, we are left with no tangible effect of it. However on a subject like global warming, and it's current less than prioritized position, if we do not pay attention to it we will have more than enough negative tangible evidence to deal with. We humans are out of whack in our hierarchy of natural concerns and until we realize that the status quo is just a point in time and not the end we all need, we will continue to be the pawns in life a few hope we remain. In case you had any doubts, yes, there are some who control the levers of power, either in public or private, who have no good wish for the majority of us.
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