Trump and the Climate: His Lies to Debunk

Does anyone still want to deny the validity of scientific research? Trump tries, but his statements are mere propaganda. His goal is rooted in very specific interests.

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On Donald Trump and the climate, with his repertoire of disturbing jokes, along with the climate crisis and environmental problems, one could write a book. Or rather, an encyclopedia. After all, he is the true global leader of deniers, and it's not a random choice. Through this language, Trump managed to reach the White House, intercepting the moods of the American heartland, where environmental issues and the climate crisis are still considered an exaggeration by the media, the radical chic, and those on the sustainability he does business.
The America of the South, as Trump has understood very well, has other problems. Low incomes, jobs at risk, health and financial emergencies, with debts that are not always sustainable. The America of the South wants money and jobs, and considers environmental protection an obstacle to both.
By leveraging political propaganda tied to interests and false promises, the former president of the United States of America has built a narrative detached from scientific community and even capable of countering and undermining research conducted by experts. Gut instincts prevail over reason. And as in other Western countries, fake news has become daily bread.
Yet, the signs of a sudden and pressing change are there for all to see.emergency climate It's an issue that can't wait, and won't wait. In recent years, pollution, smog, and greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere have been recorded beyond all limits.
The level of polluting gases released into the atmosphere has continued to grow exponentially in recent decades. And today we also know that theanhydride carbonic has increased by about 150 percent, the nitrous oxide of 123 percent and the methane more than 259 percent above pre-industrial levels.

The greater the amount of CO02 in the atmosphere, the worse its impact on the planet. In particular, greenhouse gases contribute to the formation of increasingly catastrophic and sometimes uncontrollable phenomena.

Floods, water crises, and droughts, an increasing number of species at risk of extinction, and even hydrological disasters are real events that will recur with greater frequency and intensity. And unfortunately, this is only the beginning of a change that cannot be reversed.

For this reason, Trump's outbursts must be read and carefully interpreted, also to understand their meaning and seductive power.

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IF THE OCEANS RISE WE WILL HAVE MORE SEA VIEW HOUSES

It sounds like a cynical joke, but Trump knows his chickens well and knows how to seduce them with jokes that border on vulgarity. The former American president has always denied both the climate crisis and ocean change, which is, in fact, a clear sign of this crisis. And he took advantage of this, during a Republican rally in Alaska, to incite his supporters against anyone who questions his beliefs. He seems to be saying, at worst, the view will be more beautiful.

Global warming is a Chinese invention created to make American manufacturing less competitive.

The workhorse, America First, is used as a catchphrase, even when there is no logical connection. By playing on the fears and needs of US citizens, the former president has started a underhand propaganda in which he demonized China, a shadowy weaver who, behind the scenes, was carrying out a masterpiece worthy of the greatest directors: creating climate change to attack the American people.

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IT'S FREEZING IN NEW YORK – WHERE THE HECK IS THE GLOBAL WARMING?

In this case, in the midst of a political campaign, the 45th president of the United States delights in laying down a decoy to downplay the sources of climate change. He convinces with insipid, baseless arguments, pointing out, before a large audience, that it was still cold in New York. In the dead of winter.

The festival of obviousness takes to the stage as only a few know how. And the problem lies at the root. Its cunning, capable of distorting every message, touches on the issues most deeply felt by citizens, capable of clouding their minds and thus garnering a handful of extra votes.

WE MUST REJECT THE PERENNIAL PROPHETS OF DOOM AND THEIR PREDICTIONS OF AN APOCALYPSE

The anti-scientific approach here becomes pronounced. Climate change is no longer a Chinese invention, but a shamanic prediction. Recent events such as environmental disasters and natural catastrophes are merely mystical visions. And so attention is once again shifted outward, distracting from the real facts.

IT'S BEEN COLD FOR SO LONG THAT GLOBAL WARMING SCAMMERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CHANGE THE NAME TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Trump and the climate are like a badly told joke. He constructs narratives around specific events and tries to appear more or less in line with the narrative he needs to follow.

The goal is clear: to mock what is considered the country's elite in order to directly reach a specific audience. The game consists of pitting two versions against each other and creating a conflict, even if unfounded. A dangerous approach that ignores the potential damaging implications.

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I WANT THE CLEANEST WATER ON THE PLANET. I WANT THE CLEANEST AIR EVERYWHERE.

If consensus is the goal, sometimes misrepresentation can even lead to opposition. Without ever crossing the line. And let's face it, who wants to live with polluted water and unbreathable air?

It's a shame that Trump is usually the one who goes against pro-environment initiatives. Especially when he decided to abandon the Paris Climate AgreementWhile pollution reaches the most lethal thresholds for both the planet and human health.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S A HOAX, I BELIEVE THERE IS A CHANGE. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S MAN-MADE.

The king of opportunism, Trump is like a skilled poker player who knows which side to show, always with the right cards ready to be played. He can distance himself at will and retrace his steps in another statement.

According to the executive director of Harvard's Environmental Law Program, Joseph Goffman, Mr. Trump has absolutely no clue about climate changeHe's simply a climate nihilist. His opinions reflect his purely political intentions. The moral aspect of the issue probably deserves no respect and is completely subjugated.

The flawed Paris climate agreement protects polluters, harms Americans, and costs a fortune.

Not on my watch! that is to say, not under my mandateThis is how Trump and climate change merge into a cocktail of extraordinary inconsistency. The Paris Agreement is being boycotted and labeled as harmful and a serious problem for US citizens.

As long as during the World Economic Forum in Davos, also chaired by the Scandinavian activist Greta Thunberg, the former president shocks with his implausible statement on the perennial prophets of doomResearchers and the scientific community are frightening and exaggerating, he says, distorting the perception of reality.

It is entirely likely that Trump had some kind of optic nerve problem that prevented him from noticing how droughts and floods are severely impacting our planet.

Il Pakistan for over a third of the national territory went under water. With more than 3 million displaced peopleIn Italy, rainfall is halving year after year compared to the average. In Africa and Asia, droughts are increasing, and it's estimated that by 2040, approximately one in four children in the world will live in conditions with extreme water scarcity. But we're still here discussing it, not far from the film. Don't Look Up, by Adam McKay, where paradoxically we reach the end of the world without lifting a finger to try to change the final outcome.

TRUMP AND THE CLIMATE: I DON'T BELIEVE IT

It is one of the statements that first distinguished one of the major promoters of climate denialismSo let's conclude this unfounded debate where opinion seems to override content. Science is challenged by cosmic nothingness, and reason becomes a bocce ball tournament in the park.

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