Comment by TheOtherHobbes
2 years ago
Professional deniers are propagandists, not good-faith debaters. Lack of nuance is one problem, but there's a far bigger problem with groups of people knowingly trying to poison and undermine anything that resembles reality-based consensus.
Absolutely - PR firms, lobbyists, astroturfers, troll farms - I'm in full agreement, and there's a lot of them around.
Also a problem are those who label the undecided or free thinking among us as not being good faith actors. And unfortunately it's a tough position to be in, as you get attacked from all sides for not choosing a side.
"reality-based" and "consensus" is an interesting combo, in general but particularly if one considers the history of consensus of "reality".