Amazon deforestation: Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses data as 'lies'
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Re: Amazon deforestation: Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses data as 'lies'
#2We really live in the age of head-in-sand.
How do you do anything about that? Somehow reality has become not just optional and uncertain in our policies, perceptions and opinions, but downright irrelevant. When there's no merit in even trying to be truthful and accurate, well... you get this.
Re: Amazon deforestation: Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses data as 'lies'
#3We really live in the age of head-in-sand. How do you do anything about that? Somehow reality has become not just optional and uncertain in our policies, perceptions and opinions, but downright irrelevant. When there's no merit in even trying to be truthful and accurate, well... you get this.
Dismissing facts as lies is just... something to say. Bolsonaro and his followers know this is true but they simply don't care. Which is a reasonable political stance I reckon.
Re: Amazon deforestation: Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses data as 'lies'
#4We really live in the age of head-in-sand. How do you do anything about that? Somehow reality has become not just optional and uncertain in our policies, perceptions and opinions, but downright irrelevant. When there's no merit in even trying to be truthful and accurate, well... you get this.
Dismissing facts as lies is just... something to say. Bolsonaro and his followers know this is true but they simply don't care. Which is a reasonable political stance I reckon.
Dismissing facts as lies is just lying.
It should not be brushed off as an acceptable position.
Re: Amazon deforestation: Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses data as 'lies'
#5We really live in the age of head-in-sand. How do you do anything about that? Somehow reality has become not just optional and uncertain in our policies, perceptions and opinions, but downright irrelevant. When there's no merit in even trying to be truthful and accurate, well... you get this.
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Re: Amazon deforestation: Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses data as 'lies'
#6What do the EU and USA do? Import more soybeans for their growing livestock industry. No penalties for anything, only rewards.
Re: Amazon deforestation: Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses data as 'lies'
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Dismissing facts as lies is just... something to say. Bolsonaro and his followers know this is true but they simply don't care. Which is a reasonable political stance I reckon.
Dismissing facts as lies is just lying. It should not be brushed off as an acceptable position.
Lately it seems to be very rewarding in politics. This will only get worse
Re: Amazon deforestation: Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses data as 'lies'
#8Re: Amazon deforestation: Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses data as 'lies'
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Dismissing facts as lies is just... something to say. Bolsonaro and his followers know this is true but they simply don't care. Which is a reasonable political stance I reckon.
Dismissing facts as lies is just lying. It should not be brushed off as an acceptable position.
Yeah, this is the norm now, scientific truths are lies and conspiracy theories are the ultimate truth. All populist politicians are doing this and their followers love it.
Re: Amazon deforestation: Brazil's Bolsonaro dismisses data as 'lies'
#10We really live in the age of head-in-sand. How do you do anything about that? Somehow reality has become not just optional and uncertain in our policies, perceptions and opinions, but downright irrelevant. When there's no merit in even trying to be truthful and accurate, well... you get this.
I think they are relying upon the concept that only a tiny fraction of the people who read Bolsonaro's claim will bother to seek out the websites of the organizations monitoring deforestation via satellite imagery, and bother to check for themselves.
For most, it'll be brushed off and then moved on to the next new shiny thing in the news/outrage/propaganda cycle.