Trump's a climate denier, these hurricane survivors still support him | Anywhere but Washington

During this election season there have been multiple extreme weather events, which continue to intensify as the climate crisis worsens.
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But paradoxically, many of the communities that are being battered by natural disasters are still choosing to back Donald Trump, a vocal climate denier. The Guardian’s Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone head to south-west Louisiana to find out why
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[@antp1125]

But everyone in the world is struggling with inflation! If only they could understand this. The cost of food has gone up in Europe too. Trump cannot solve it as we are all going through job losses due to modern technology, the effect of Covid and after effects of natural disasters etc. They need to poke their heads outside of the bible and America.

[@louiss1625]

well, the people who support right-wing politicians have now become so unaware of politics in general that they simply blame anything on the centre or left, including issues like worsening healthcare, rising rent, rising cost of living -- when those problems can only be solved by more left-leaning policy. it's insane.

[@Satans_lil_helper]

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov

[@Skoda130]

Strictly that is exactly what democracy is. Democracy is about wants, not about facts.

[@Frankbug]

Well unfortunately this is a global phenomenon now

[@witchqueen8576]

Republicans loves not to know

[@jhwheuer]

The more ignorant, the easier they are to manipulate.

[@jorgesolares1374]

He loves the uneducated

[@mihueeggroll1818]

Yeah, you. You’re so ignorant and will never see the truth.

[@philthrelfall5294]

​@@mihueeggroll1818Enlighten us. What is "the truth"?

[@TamoraLacy]

And trump wants to defund education

[@franziskani]

I do not see ignorance except for the country club types, and that insurance commissioner weasel. These people fight for their daily existence they cannot afford to be worried about the future. The first lady admits that she knows about climate change, but they need to pay the bills now. The import tariffs on shrimp cut out competition from developing countries and they could ask for better prices. The food truck lady likely suffers from people leaving (so fewer customers) so that was wrong thinking. The fisher (the last person shown) suffers the outfall of toxic plants, which could easily be made to pay a bit more and have less profits, and they would not poison the environment. Biden has not done much to boost the EPA.

[@MikeBlair-ce1er]

You can’t fix Stupid.

[@JG-mp5nb]

Because basic scientific literacy is nonexistent in Louisiana.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

It's also missing from the guardian as there's zero evidence of increased extreme weather.

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

@@Robert-cu9bm Lord, you people are purposefully obtuse. Google, plus reputable sources are your friend. SMH

[@BMinus0593]

@@Robert-cu9bmThere’s something missing alright…. Wow.

[@Theonetruegod-hw2ei]

@@Robert-cu9bm why do you lie?

[@dandavis8766]

@@Robert-cu9bm Maybe you should look up the formulas for how much energy a storm has. When you see the temperature variant, just keep increasing it, like it has in real life, and watch what happens to the energy of the storm. THAT'S all the evidence you need!

[@Worldaffairslover]

I’m American but I’m from the north. There needs to be a case study done on maga people.

[@AndreiOB]

Pretty sure it goes both ways, on American voters.

[@frontenac5083]

???

[@frontenac5083]

@@AndreiOB Yep!

[@Worldaffairslover]

@@AndreiOB both ways??

[@volkerengels5298]

North against South? In 2024 there are some things different...

[@tomsparks6099]

The gentleman said it: " I know nothing of politics". When sheep sleep, wolves take control. Doubt, pride, lack of motivation, lack of curiosity and self pity can collectively turn a demographic into a stale dead end. These folks need to find out who's stealing their resources and take the reins of their local and state's government. That takes some extra effort even after a hard day's work. -- and to think Trump, a wolf if there ever was one, is their savior is an incomprehensible rationale when he has no comprehension on what the disenfranchised truly suffer.

[@paulstaley4472]

I understand that life in the last few years have been hard for the people in this community, but that’s because of back-to-back city destroying hurricanes that are stronger and more frequent because of climate change, not Joe Biden’s policies.

[@jamaicantillidie6626]

One cannot save idiots from themselves, they will always find a way.

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Because they are ignorant and all hope is lost. They could be smacked in the face by his incompetence and the proof he gives no s**** about them yet they'd still vote for him. This is the concerning issue. When he looses, they'll all still insist "it was stolen".

[@frontenac5083]

When? Oh, dear... I wish he doesn't just to see your faces.

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

I think the real trick is to say it was stolen, looooooooong before the election actually takes place. 😂😂😂

[@atrumphasmatis6719]

@@frontenac5083you may wish but you know he will deny deny deny

[@redlightmax]

0:37 "But many communities who bear the brunt of these disasters continue to vote Republican, even as most leading the party deny climate science." Turkeys continuing to vote for Thanksgiving. I used to feel bad for them, but not anymore.🤷‍♂

[@jacobsukovaty520]

Why should the US change when china India and South America are the most to blame for this.

[@BMinus0593]

They want to turn the whole country into the rural south.

[@chookbuffy]

@@jacobsukovaty520 thats basically a recipe for global collapse if we just focus on blaming others. Unfortunately that will be lost on most people so collapse will happen sooner or later

[@Sarcastic_Asmodeus]

Hence, the lack of empathy I have towards these people. Particularly the dummies that reside in red states. Here's some thoughts and prayers, though!

[@gloriaf6971]

These people are so uneducated. They don't seem to mind being ignorant. They don't make any effort to improve their situations because they think God is in charge of everything. They are just powerless and must take whatever God dishes out!

[@jaybeezy5429]

Elon Musk too. He just donated 73 million to his campaign.

[@wendyl4621]

oh dear, they don’t know how poor they would be under trump.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

They've lived under Trump and weren't poor, they're poorer now. Less than 4yrs on.

[@cynthiavint5878]

biden kept the trump tariffs. idk what that first lady was talking about.

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

That's okay, neither does she.

[@reallysomebody]

Trump is threatening levels of tariffs huge enough to start a world war

[@malanalan1]

@@ScoutJordan-i5z lol

[@hw1125]

They accurately prove the Albert Einstein quote: "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe!"

[@USEismydream]

Last guy definitely needed a big hug.

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

You sound like a liberal. ❤️

[@bethanyoneal5789]

Yeah

[@Beatles0223]

You can't help the hopeless.

[@willinghamsctt]

Religion has destroyed peoples mind and their ability to critically think. Many people have a hard time saying it, but i am tired of consoling their delusions. Your religion is 100% IMAGINARY

[@xxgoodnevil17xx]

Religion has been decreasing over the years. But the people who used to or would have been devout now believe in conspiracies. It's more about the way they are than religion or another thing. They can't critically think and can't empathize so they fall into these holes

[@frontenac5083]

Hmm... What? 🤔 Religions are very much real, and that's the problem.

[@SWRural-fk2ub]

@@frontenac5083 True, the OP meant to say beliefs.

[@PMickeyDee]

I live less than 30 minutes from Sadi. She's absolutely correct the democratic party has been absent, so absent in fact I had no clue she was running & I was in LA-03 until this elections congressional maps were settled. I say this not to criticize her, but the democratic party of Louisiana. There's new leadership & promises to rebuild the party, I'm just hoping they hold to it.

[@mikemilord9330]

When money is more important than anything else.

[@jools2323]

That's America for you.

[@stevejette2329]

mike - For subsistence level people, yes, money = survival. For the mega wealthy money addicts, money is like the next fix for an addict.

[@frontenac5083]

What?

[@stevejette2329]

@@frontenac5083 Why ?

[@bethanyoneal5789]

Capitalism

[@louiss1625]

oufff. just when you think they can't get any dumber. things are about to get weird.

[@TheDoomWizard]

We're beyond hopeless

[@hill3016]

He did say he loves the uneducated.

[@KevinBauman]

Trump could claim there was no such thing as hurricanes, and they would believe him, defend him, and vote for him.

[@mikeyang6003]

A pathologic gambler will keep betting until he 'wins', otherwise all the money he lost before will never be recovered.

[@JG-mp5nb]

People who are “conned” rarely report the crime to the police, the embarrassment is a helpful tool conmen use to keep their victims quiet. Trump is a conman.

[@chitototoy176]

reap what you sow.

[@PeacefulAlli28]

These people are sad.

[@fluxfaze]

And they will struggle to lose it all again, just like Trump does.

[@richard520]

My MAGA hat is lined with tin foil........

[@Olivia-z2z5d]

According to NASA, the global average sea level has risen by four inches in the last thirty years (since 1993). Moreover, the average sea level rose by 0.3 inches only from 2022 to 2023. The rate has surged in the past 30 years; the global sea level rose on average 0.07 inches per year in 1993, but the current rate is 0.17. This acceleration is due to global warming and the development of the El Niño phenomenon. Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population lives in coastal areas where the sea level affects the frequency of flooding, shoreline erosion, and storm hazards. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the average sea level has risen eight to nine inches since 1880. Global warming is causing the average sea level to rise in two ways. Firstly, by melting glaciers and ice sheets, which add water to the ocean, and second, by expanding the volume of the sea as the water gets warmer. This was reported by fact-checking outlet Logically with the headline: "Trump's estimation of the velocity of the sea-level rise is inaccurate"

[@jenna-a-gogo]

And Trump wants to dismantle NOAA, such that their climate science research would be stopped. These people in the south continue to vote against their own interests because they believe the economy is more important than the climate. What they don't understand is that their financial livelihoods directly depend on the climate, And their lack of economic comprehension is equally as shocking, as demonstrated by the first gal interviewed here.

[@mattimyr2897]

Spread division to keep the 99% focused on fighting amongst themselves, carry on with business as before

[@KS777-h1w]

the blind leading the blind...

[@Frankbug]

please don't give these people a voice.

[@bettyjones113]

Somebody had to spawn Mike Johnson. LA and southern baptists

[@ukporkpie7829]

But yeah, keep voting republican.

[@mattrinker2947]

Maybe that lady’s parents are trying to tell her something…

[@JohnJFebreeze]

State Insurance commissioners never go to prison!

[@ЮрійДемяненко-о2б]

Катастрофи та війни це збагачення 💸 для мільярдерів 💰 США і лубянки (еліта колишнього КГБ СРСР) з агентами колишнього КГБ Трамп, неймовірна співпраця та бізнес на життях людей

[@darkrebel7302]

Ignorance has no race!

[@JamesBarry-j7m]

There was only one sin there's no forgiveness for and that is stupidity

[@Gufenaugh]

May need an intelligence test to vote.

[@GrandpaVince]

Is trump imaginary?

[@brianburgess3231]

well I don't think he started off as AI but maybe now .. but pass that I absolutely believe he is a Changeling .. not from Fred lojns

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

Wouldn't that be great?!

[@geangarcia2673]

may the gods bless our young country. we shall so severely need it

[@HeavyMetal45]

What do you mean? Like Kamala is going to change the weather?? 😂😂😂

[@justinpelzer2986]

Tell that shrimp harvester that I'm listening. I prey we all can listen to each other

[@joephillips7612]

Who cares?

[@mariellaperruna2881]

😮

[@clark-s1o]

🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@robertskolimowski7049]

👏🤝✌️

[@sommmeguy]

The solution to natural disasters isn't climate change policy, it's community preparedness and government regulations about where people are safe to live and how they manage resources. Disasters are about social justice, not climate policy.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

There's no evidence of increased extreme weather events.

[@myobioma]

There has been atleast one climate disaster every week for the past 5 years around the world. What are you talking about?

[@malanalan1]

Quiet, simpleton.

[@jacobsukovaty520]

Rather have my home and state flood then have my rights taken away and forced to drive a car that pollutes more than a gas one

[@daveassanowicz186]

*than You drive everywhere, don't you?

[@deedledumb790]

Please, explain, with actual sources cited.

[@bagabundo1015]

All these weather manipulation tools 😂 Yall desperate

[@myobioma]

Yes they are called fossil fuels and cutting down trees.

[@kapilchhabria1727]

Why would you bother with this reporting when a more poignant question is: how is modern day apartheid continuing to keep minorities in the United States down and out of the prosperity enjoyed by the rest of the country?

[@cherylbinns5282]

Climate change is real and affecting millions of people and businesses. It's one of many problems facing the US.

[@stevejette2329]

kap - Simply because it is "a more poignant question" means that nothing else should be dealt with ?

[@myobioma]

Both are important. But if we don’t fix climate change then everything is worse. Society can collapse if we don’t fix this problem.

[@stevejette2329]

@@myobioma And some of the people who have been suffering from the changes ... are still in denial !!

[@wendyegli2264]

I'm favoured financially with Bitcoin ETFs approval, Thank you buddy.$28,600 weekly profit regardless of how bad it gets on the economy.

[@KeSheanP]

Trump 2024

[@Jake-jr2zh]

😂😂😂

[@helenpauls1496]

His expiry date.

[@indiasupportstrumpwwg1wga927]

@@helenpauls1496 that a threat boy?

[@stevejette2329]

russian robot posting again ...

[@helenpauls1496]

@@indiasupportstrumpwwg1wga927 Girl, actually. No. Just the end of his election run.

[@oliverhenn4219]

Trump/Vance 2024!!!

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

Tell me you're ignorant and uneducated without telling me you're ignorant and uneducated. 🙄

[@oliverhenn4219]

@@ScoutJordan-i5zyou are mistaken. I’m pretty educated actually I just don’t want Kamala Harris running the country

[@oliverhenn4219]

@@ScoutJordan-i5zand besides, it’s always fun to wind up the liberal tosspots who read the Guardian

[@meh3247]

@@oliverhenn4219 Spoken like a thirteen year old wannabe edgelord, using mummy's computer for the first time. (Don't search her hard drive too carefully Son!)

[@oliverhenn4219]

@@meh3247my dear mother has passed away sadly but thanks for the heads up

[@derekmarkson]

Who cares about these idiots. I don't. They're pathetic. Don't give them attention

[@frontenac5083]

Yet you clicked on this video, dolt. Go figure.

[@mwd331]

Is this helpful?

[@ScoutJordan-i5z]

Everyone should care, because their ignorance and lack of education negatively effects all of us. Over and over again.

[@meh3247]

@@frontenac5083 Some people click on a video, knowing that they don't have to watch the same old nonsense, from the same old blindly ineducable people, spouting the same old tired rubbish mate. Go stare into a mirror and have a stern talk with yourself.

[@malanalan1]

They can vote and breed.