For as long as I can remember, the GOP pandered to “Kill It & Drill It” politics. The GOP majority has always painted environmentalists as a laughingstock; touchy-feely, tree-hugging, animal lovers, out of sync with the needs and wants of a burgeoning capitalist society. Log it, clear it, dump it, drill it it, hunt it - all this meant more revenue, saved irresponsible polluters zillions of dollars so they could stay competitive in the global market, created jobs, and exposed more land to be used for housing and infrastructure. In short, the earth is a commodity to be consumed voraciously. Fuck climate change, fuck pollution, fuck protected species, fuck any science that says this isn’t healthy or sustainable, fuck it if it costs money to fix, fuck it if it limits expansion.

Now, that’s not every conservative as an individual, of course, but that has been the direction of conservative politics I’ve known since I was in grade school many moons ago. I remember distinctly coming home after watching films about corporate pollution, probably back in late 60s, and my parents talking about those goddamned liberal teachers pushing their hippy agenda on us kids. How dare they, those fucking anti-war hippies! Don’t they know loggers need jobs, and we need chemicals?!

Facing facts, the GOP is like a child whose candy has been taken away. It doesn’t understand, doesn’t want to understand beyond instant no-holds-barred gratification. Anyone who challenges this mindset with facts is subject to ridicule.

It’s one big planet we all share, and the sooner we learn to stop shitting in our own nest, the better. This isn’t a left vs. right problem, it’s a global problem. Deflecting cold hard facts with political agendas and sarcasm creates a no-win scenario for everyone.

And, right now, the GOP base is happy to deny science - all kinds of science - because it conflicts with their agenda. Ultimately, those that deny evolution, are the least likely to evolve.