That was inevitable. After one of the most stressful and high-stakes election seasons in contemporary history, the American people are naturally exhausted and largely tuning out when it comes to politics.
According to one AP-NORC pollAmericans reject it by a whopping 65 percent, but most of those Americans are Democrats. Probably not surprising, considering the magnitude of the losses they have suffered from what many of them consider to be the worst human being on the planet:
The urge to retreat from the news is shared by people of both parties. Democrats are slightly more likely than Republicans to say they feel the need to limit their media consumption to government and politics (72% vs. 59%). Republicans are slightly more likely than Democrats to feel the need to avoid news about climate change (48% vs. 37%).
People don’t want politics to mix with their entertainment or commerce experiences. 43 percent of adults agree that compact businesses should comment on political issues, while 20 percent disapprove. But only a quarter agree with celebrities, professional athletes or major companies speaking out, while 4 in 10 disagree.
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to support celebrities, professional athletes and enormous corporations speaking out about politics. Small businesses that speak out on political issues are viewed similarly by Democrats and Republicans.
What’s captivating about this survey is how differently Republicans and Democrats incorporate politics into public discussion. Celebrity political opinions are more welcome among Democrats, probably because of their alignment, but it seems that even among the left, celebrity opinions are becoming increasingly tiresome as they constantly conflict with the need for escapism.
Furthermore, it’s captivating that the number of Republicans who want to avoid news about climate change – considered junk science by most – is not higher, while I personally find it surprising that the number of Democrats who do They don’t want to hear, it’s not higher, it’s as high as it is.
This could be a ephemeral thing, as even among Democrats, the economy has been a higher priority than almost anything else this election cycle. This gives it some weight New York Posts Declaration back in November that the radical climate protection agenda was “murky”:
Donald Trump’s resounding election victory marks not only the end of the Obama-Biden era, but also the beginning of the end of the radical climate agenda.
After all, one candidate promised: “Drill, baby, drill“, while the other described climate change as an “existential threat to us as a species”.
Voters had a clear choice and voted accordingly.
The future of the climate movement is bleak at best.
However, I also expect this disinterest in politics to fade, as it always does. We are in the post-election, post-Christmas era and the New Year is approaching. There is currently fatigue on many levels, and as we enter the next four years of the Trump administration, there will be a major resurgence of interest.
The Trump administration wants to do something that hasn’t been done in decades, and this is likely to cause great anger among many institutions.
It will be must-see television.
