According to Glenn Beck, the "vast majority" of Americans do not believe that global warming is caused by humans.
The other villain of the moment is the global warming "denier." Anyone who disagrees, even in the slightest, must be ridiculed. On "60 Minutes" last weekend, Al Gore said: "They're almost like the ones who still believe that the moon landing was staged in a movie lot in Arizona and those who believe the Earth is flat. That demeans them a little bit, but it's not that far off."
...So, who are those people Gore was demeaning "a little bit" by these comparisons? There's a good chance it's you. That's because the vast majority of Americans believe something that categorizes them as a flat earther to environmentalists like Gore.
This does not jive with my experience at all. Glenn Beck states it as inarguable fact, though. So one of the following must be true:
1) Americans, across the board, hate facts.
2) Glenn Beck socializes solely with the ignorant, clouding his perspective.
3) Glenn Beck just makes shit up out of whole cloth.
Because, let me tell you, when it comes to theories about global climate change, you can take all of those peer-reviewed research articles by noted scientists and shove them up your ass. I'll get my information from an attention-starved Mormon recovering alcoholic.
