MAGA cultist Eric Metaxas was outraged by seeing an air quality alert triggered by the Canadian wildfires that suggested people limit outdoor activity: "How dare they say that. Who has the right to tell me or you or anyone anything? It's a free country. I can do whatever I want."
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yesterday the sky was "just" orange, today i could see smoke in front of me when i briefly walked outside, and can smell something like roasted marshmallows just coming through the window next to me now. i wonder how much direct evidence that guy requires. maybe that concept doesn't exist in the gop
Studies have linked wildfire smoke with higher rates of heart attacks, strokes, and cardiac arrests, increases in emergency room visits for asthma, weakened immune defenses, poorer survival rates after surgery. Exposure to chemicals in wildfire smoke is correlated with an increased risk of cancer.
Spreading opposing talking views with no critical analysis or counter-arguments, or restating them first, helps them win. But if you must, serve it inside George Lakoff's "Truth Sandwich" 🥪 - Start with the truth. The first frame gets the advantage. - Indicate the lie. - Return to the truth.