There’s already been a vetting process to weed out some resolutions, but this one made it through, which suggests “someone in the party thinks that this is worth debating,” Young said.

“I think this reminds us that the base of the UCP is host to a pretty substantial group of people who do not believe that climate change is real, or they don’t believe that it is driven by human activity, and they think that any actions taken to transition away from fossil fuels are unnecessary.”

  • @Lauchs
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    110 hours ago

    Possibly! Though really I think it more comes from my general dismay at the dumbing down of culture in general. Every day feels closer to idiocracy and missing you/you’re seems like a symptom.

    But maybe I’ll try thinking of the internet as a sea of dyslexics, just in case…

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      18 hours ago

      Take solace in knowing that literacy rates are the highest they’ve ever been in history, the fact that most words are correct is an incredible feat.

      Most people think how they speak rather than how they write, which means homophones are quite difficult for the average person, and near impossible without thinking about it hard and remembering the rule every time if you’re dyslexic.

      • @Lauchs
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        143 minutes ago

        Global literacy, probably. But I think functional reading/literacy has been falling behind in most Western democracies, especially America.

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          112 minutes ago

          And that’s not the fault of individuals, but of a failing education system.

          Blaming individuals for what is a systemic failure could make them less receptive to change.