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(53,661 posts)People get real hostile when they think their job is on the line, even if they know deep inside it's harming the environment or people.
I have a friend whose brother was an engineer who quit his job last year but that's not the case for some. He'd gone to college and trained for years in his field, but he saw the direction it was taking. In other words, he'd invested a lot of time and money even with his scientific training, but felt he had to quit.
We can't judge people too harshly who don't have the education and ability to do something else. When you have someone who sounds ignorant and is making dismissive comments not based on facts, they likely are afraid they will not get another job that pays as well so they'll hold on tight. They believe they are doing the right thing by their families.
Americans are in a tight place, like people in other countries who are burning forests, destroying habitat, polluting the air and water and they'll defend what they are doing. They don't want to believe they are doing wrong, and we will provide for them, either. Our friend's ideology or comments may be based on need and not knowledge. Who knows.
This thread is turning out pretty well.