tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post1066170734660961696..comments2024-03-27T17:27:49.087-04:00Comments on Strangely Blogged: Climate Sunday--Talking About Climate Isn't EasyVixen Strangelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976594951225450413noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-45616680541059278452014-07-31T20:26:16.648-04:002014-07-31T20:26:16.648-04:00Hi Vixen, re “denying science is the new not cool...Hi Vixen, re “denying science is the new not cool”<br /><br />I suspect this is part of the difficulty. <br /><br />Regrettably, today what is “cool” is a reference to association with pop culture. Pop culture is cool, rap is cool, video games are cool, Lady Gaga is cool (or is she?).<br /><br />But “cool” and pop culture represent the new bourgeoisie. Pop culture has come to occupy a significant footprint in our political life. And pop culture also defines what is cool. This means that much of our political thinking has been corrupted by bourgeois ideas.<br /><br />Now I'm not trying to specifically make a comment about climate change. I am willing to be persuaded, but it doesn't really matter anyway, because most of the people I know don't even realize that there is a contention called climate change. (They have to work for a living and raise kids... And as you've probably noticed, my primary interests lie elsewhere.)<br /><br />However, I have to notice that the invasion of pop culture and bourgeois ideas into a process that often requires serious thinking does not help our country come to grips successfully with a lot of issues. Bourgeois values and bourgeois thinking just remind us that vox populi is not always vox dei.Formery Amherstnoreply@blogger.com