Chris Gloninger wove the reality of global heating into his forecasts in the conservative heartland of Iowa. Not everyone was receptive.
Chris Gloninger wove the reality of global heating into his forecasts in the conservative heartland of Iowa. Not everyone was receptive.
It’s the conspiracy theory mindset:
They’re afraid of being stupid, and convince themselves that they are geniuses because they “know” something scientists deny by beliving in their conspiracy.
So when somone they previously listened to speaks against the conspiracy, all they hear is someone they trusted calling them stupid. And they project their own self-hatred onto that person.