There have been several articles relating the government approach to COVID and their response to the so-called climate crisis and this one linked below, on Judith Curry’s blog, is another interesting review. In both of these situations there is a fear, except that in the case of COVID there was clear evidence of a virus and many people were dying. This meant that the public quickly and understandably panicked and so were ready to obey the draconian measures that were issued. In the case of the climate, despite many attempts to instill fear, a lot of the public remain sceptical. In both cases alternative responses are not given any prominence, because it is perceived that to do so would dilute the message and result in confusion, which is true. If another similar, or more deadly, virus came along would the response from those in authority be any different? Personally I doubt it, though I suspect that more of the public might well be less compliant.
Fauci, Fear, Balance and the Grid | Climate Etc. (judithcurry.com)
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