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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sol System: [QB] At the risk of turning this into a tedious display of partisanship, I'd like to try my hand at a few ideas. 1.) Money. Fossil fuels are big business, one of the biggest, in fact. Now at the risk of stereotyping I'm going to propose that "conservatism" as a political philosophy in the United States is business-oriented, either because conservatives are business owners or because they believe that what is good for business is good for the rest of us. And this is fine. No one wants to lose money. Dealing with the greenhouse effect will almost certainly cost a lot of money. 2.) Global outlook, or lack thereof. Here I can speak only from my personal experience, but it seems to me that another part of "conservativism" is a belief that problems can always be addressed locally, and that those problems which can't aren't really our problems. This is important because global warming is not going to lead to some worldwise apocalypse. It is simply going to make the planet exceedingly uncomfortable. Why should I really care if tens of millions of refugees are created by rising ocean levels? And this is a serious question, I do not mean to cast it in a negative light. I mean, quite frankly, what does it matter to me, here in Washington, if most of Florida goes under? I don't know anyone in Flordia. I don't sell anything which is bought by people in Florida. I don't buy anything from Florida. (These last two statements are, in fact, false, but which of us really know where everything we buy and sell comes from or goes to?) I think there are other reasons as well, but they are more controversial. I do not think anyone, of any political persuasion, will take issue with conservatives being pro-business and pro...taking care of one's own first. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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