{"id":2335971,"date":"2024-09-03T07:34:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T11:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-climate-crisis-was-nothing-but-a-cynical-ploy-by-democrats\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T07:42:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T11:42:17","slug":"the-climate-crisis-was-nothing-but-a-cynical-ploy-by-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-climate-crisis-was-nothing-but-a-cynical-ploy-by-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018Climate Crisis&#8217; Was Nothing But A Cynical Ploy By Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-climate-crisis-was-nothing-but-a-cynical-ploy-by-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2335971&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the \u2064shifting \u200dnarrative surrounding the\u2064 &#8220;climate crisis&#8221; in American politics, particularly highlighted by Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s\u200c recent\u2063 remarks during her acceptance speech \u200cat the Democratic National\u2063 Convention. The author points out that, whereas climate change was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-likens-democrats-disinformation-on-border-to-overall-strategy-theyre-masters-at-it\/\" title=\"Trump compares Democrats&#039; border &#039;disinformation&#039; to their overall strategy, calling them &#039;masters&#039; at it\">significant campaign issue<\/a> in 2019\u2014framed as an \u2063existential threat\u2063 by Harris and other Democratic candidates\u2014it now seems \u200dto have dropped off the agenda of the party.<\/p>\n<p>The piece suggests three main reasons for this shift. First, it argues that the initial \u2064framing of climate change as a crisis may \u2063have been more about political strategy than genuine concern\u2014an issue the Democrats could seize to \u200cgain power amid a backdrop of political calm and economic stability. Second, it notes that climate change has become less popular among voters, polling as the 19th most important issue, leading Harris to \u200bfocus on topics that resonate more\u2062 with her audience. the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-in-crime-ridden-la-da-sits-on-over-15000-unfiled-cases\/\" title=\"Report: Over 15,000 Cases Unfiled by DA in Crime-Heavy LA\">author\u2063 expresses concern<\/a> over the idea that acknowledging an existential crisis might jeopardize political power, suggesting a lack of transparency and\u200b responsibility on the part of leaders.<\/p>\n<p>the article critiques the current political approach to climate change by emphasizing the\u200c inconsistency between past\u2062 rhetoric and present actions, bringing into question the sincerity of politicians regarding what\u200d they previously deemed\u200c an urgent \u200dissue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t look now, but the &ldquo;climate crisis&rdquo; is officially over. No need to take my word for it.&nbsp;Just ask the Democratic Party&rsquo;s new standard bearer, Vice President Kamala Harris, who mentioned the topic &ldquo;just once&rdquo; in her acceptance speech at the recent Democratic National Convention, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/23\/climate\/kamala-harris-climate-strategy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to The New York Times<\/a>. The Times also noted that Harris &ldquo;has not offered any new policies for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-union-leader-slams-bidens-job-killing-order-cost-us-jobs-needs-to-consider-future-of-country\/\" title=\"Top Union Leader Slams Biden\u2019s Job-Killing Order: \u2018Cost Us Jobs,\u2019 Needs To Consider \u2018Future Of Country\u2019\">addressing climate change<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>How far we have come in five short years. In 2019, before COVID and inflation and antisemitic demonstrations on college campuses were the big issues of the day, America was prospering amid political calmness.&nbsp;With a presidential campaign beginning, Democratic candidates and their allies in the corporate press needed to talk about something, so they chose climate change.&nbsp;CNN even dedicated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/08\/27\/politics\/cnn-climate-crisis-town-hall-democrats\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seven hours<\/a>&nbsp;to a &ldquo;climate crisis town hall.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Every candidate seeking the Democratic nomination, including Harris, warned of the dangers posed by climate change. In fact, she&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/show\/se\/date\/2019-09-04\/segment\/03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dubbed the matter<\/a>, &ldquo;an existential threat to who we are as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lynda-carter-advises-harris-to-rebut-trumps-attacks-by-laughing-and-dancing-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Lynda Carter advises Harris to rebut Trump\u2019s attacks by \u2018laughing\u2019 and \u2018dancing\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">human beings&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/show\/se\/date\/2019-09-04\/segment\/03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced she was<\/a>, &ldquo;prepared to get rid of the filibuster to pass a Green New Deal.&rdquo; No ambiguity there.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to today, and the existential crisis is ignored.&nbsp;Wherever one lands on the climate change spectrum, the contradiction is hard to miss.&nbsp;What was once the biggest issue is now a non-issue, and there are three possible explanations.<\/p>\n<p>The first is cynical: climate change was never a crisis but an opportunity. Gas prices were in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.aaa.com\/2019\/09\/pump-price-trends-falling-into-place-for-autumn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$2 dollar a gallon<\/a>&nbsp;range nationwide. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/ted\/2019\/cpi-increased-1-point-7-percent-for-year-ending-september-2019.htm#:~:text=Consumer%20Price%20Index%20increased%201.7%20percent%20for%20year%20ending%20September%202019,-October%2016%2C%202019&amp;text=From%20September%202018%20to%20September,months%20ending%20in%20August%202019.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inflation rate<\/a>&nbsp;was 1.7 percent. There were no wars in Ukraine or Israel. President Donald Trump enjoyed both popularity and success.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats needed an issue they could own. They needed a crisis to convince voters they deserved power. Labeling climate change &ldquo;existential&rdquo; gave it gravity and academic loftiness: Climate change is an enormous threat and only we are smart enough to realize it.&nbsp;Trump is too brash, too troglodytic, to care about something as esoteric yet profoundly serious as climate change. This was their plan.<\/p>\n<p>Inventing a crisis with solutions that would upend everyday life &mdash; no more combustible engines or red meat &mdash; just to win votes is very cynical, but it&rsquo;s what Democrats did.<\/p>\n<p>The second reason for ignoring the &ldquo;climate crisis&rdquo; this election cycle is not much better: climate change polls poorly. It ranks as the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/20\/climate\/kamala-harris-climate-change-politics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">19th most important topic<\/a>&nbsp;with voters in a national poll. Harris&rsquo; DNC speech was crafted with polling in mind. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/472070\/democrats-sympathies-middle-east-shift-palestinians.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Palestine<\/a>&rdquo;&nbsp;polls well among their crowd, so it was given attention. Fear of the mysterious &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/23\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-speech-transcript.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project 2025<\/a>,&rdquo; supposedly the playbook for Trump and his fellow right-wing extremists, must test well because it was mentioned several times.<\/p>\n<p>This explanation is also concerning because it implies that Harris would rather conceal the truth of an &ldquo;existential crisis&rdquo; (her words, not mine) rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-mysterious-disappearance-of-the-young-adult-dystopian-genre\/\" title=\"Inside The Mysterious Disappearance Of The Young Adult Dystopian Genre\">risk losing power<\/a>. The left tries to brand &ldquo;Kamala&rdquo; as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/2024\/08\/22\/ella-emhoff-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Momala<\/a>,&rdquo; but no mother would hide a health diagnosis of her child rather than risk upsetting him.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If climate change is an existential threat, state it plainly. Past presidential candidates of both political parties did not shy away from the major challenges of their time.&nbsp;Franklin D. Roosevelt warned against the danger posed by Nazi Germany. Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan all spoke of the Soviet threat, believing the American people needed truth, not coddling. The American people deserve the fullness of truth &mdash; <em>if<\/em>&nbsp;their existence is really at risk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The third reason Kalama Harris is giving climate change the back seat is because the problem has been solved. That of course is laughable. If the Biden-Harris Administration fixed climate change, America would have seen ticker tape parades and mass celebrations. It would be data point number one for Harris&rsquo; promotion to the presidency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>No, the Biden-Harris Administration did not &ldquo;fix&rdquo; the climate, which leaves the previous two options: either Harris disingenuously uses climate change to scare voters into compliance or she ignores the greatest threat of our time because it imperils her political goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Both are shameful and belittle the American people. Both represent real &ldquo;threats to our democracy&rdquo; for they leave the fullness of truth in the dark. Both are disqualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Harris herself could tell us why she is suddenly ignoring the climate issue. But there&rsquo;s no good answer. This is just another example of why she is avoiding the media and the public.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whether its cynicism or naked ambition, the climate issue is manipulated endlessly by people looking for power and money. This election cycle makes it clear that whatever climate change might be occurring, it certainly is not &ldquo;existential.&rdquo; Given her silence on the issue, Harris obviously agrees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Daniel Turner is the founder and executive director of Power The Future, a national nonprofit organization that advocates for American energy jobs. Contact him at daniel@powerthefuture.com and follow him on Twitter @DanielTurnerPTF.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t be surprised, but the &#8220;climate crisis&#8221; has officially come to an end. You don&#8217;t have to take my word for it; just look at Vice President Kamala Harris, the new face of the Democratic Party. According to The New York Times, she only mentioned climate change &#8220;once&#8221; during her acceptance speech at the recent Democratic National Convention and hasn&#8217;t proposed any new policies to tackle it. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s remarkable how much has changed in just five years. Back in 2019, before COVID-19 and inflation became pressing issues, America was thriving amidst political stability. As a presidential campaign kicked off, Democratic candidates and their media allies needed a topic to discuss\u2014so they chose climate change. CNN even hosted a seven-hour &#8220;climate crisis town hall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Every candidate vying for the Democratic nomination, including Harris herself, warned about the dangers of climate change. She referred to it as \u201can existential threat\u201d and expressed her willingness to eliminate the filibuster in order to pass a Green New Deal\u2014there was no ambiguity there.<\/p>\n<p>Now fast forward to today: this so-called existential crisis is being overlooked entirely. Regardless of one&#8217;s stance on climate change, it&#8217;s hard not to notice this contradiction: what was once deemed critical is now largely ignored for three potential reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The first explanation is rather cynical: perhaps climate change was never truly seen as a crisis but rather an opportunity for political gain when gas prices were low and inflation was minimal. Democrats needed an issue they could claim ownership over\u2014a way to convince voters that they deserved power by labeling climate change as \u201cexistential,\u201d thus giving it weight and seriousness while contrasting themselves with Trump\u2019s perceived indifference.<\/p>\n<p>The second reason for downplaying climate concerns this election cycle is that polling shows it ranks low among voter priorities\u201419th place according to national surveys. Harris\u2019 speech seemed tailored around these polls; topics like \u201cFree Palestine\u201d received more attention because they resonate better with their base.<\/p>\n<p>This approach raises concerns about whether Harris would prefer hiding from what she calls an \u201cexistential crisis\u201d (her words) rather than risk losing power\u2014a troubling notion since past leaders didn\u2019t shy away from addressing significant challenges head-on.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, one might argue that Harris believes the problem has been resolved\u2014which is laughable since if true, we would have seen celebrations across America touting such achievements under Biden-Harris leadership.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, either Harris manipulates fears around climate change for political leverage or chooses not address what she claims is our greatest threat due its potential impact on her ambitions\u2014both scenarios are disheartening and disrespectful towards Americans who deserve transparency regarding their future.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately though we may never hear directly from her why she&#8217;s sidelined this issue; it&#8217;s evident that whether driven by cynicism or ambition\u2014the handling of climate discourse reflects those seeking power over genuine concern for our planet&#8217;s future\u2014and given her silence on such matters\u2014it seems clear where she stands<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":820,"featured_media":2335972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-4.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32658,32662,3685,36279,5894],"class_list":["post-2335971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-climate-crisis","tag-conspiracy-theory","tag-democrats","tag-environmental-policy","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kamala-Harris-4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/820"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}