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I think Al Gore did more harm than good. He made himself the face of global warming and it helped spark a partisan backlash. There was a time when Republicans w
by breakyerself 20d ago
I think Al Gore did more harm than good. He made himself the face of global warming and it helped spark a partisan backlash. There was a time when Republicans were not particularly skeptical of global warming. That shifted as climate change and Al Gore became more and more synonymous in the public consciousness.
- criddell 20d agoI thought Gore's road show was pretty good. It certainly changed how I thought about climate change, but I can understand your argument. Probably the last person who was able to effect big positive change was Nixon.
- Daishiman 19d agoIs that Al Gore's responsibility or is the Republican's responsibility of their policies being basically "anything that Democrats do is bad and therefore we oppose it"?
- breakyerself 15d agoI don't think it's his responsibility, but that was the outcome. I would say most of the responsibility lies with the fossil fuel industry and their PR agencies who funded propaganda that took advantage of the situation.