John Oliver on Climate Disruption
IMO, John Oliver doesn’t get enough coverage of his terrifically insightful and hilariously funny commentary on life in the 21st Century. Here’s a four-minute-long excerpt from his recent piece on climate change, including this exchange:
Newscaster: According to a recent poll, one-quarter of Americans are skeptical that climate change exists, or believe that concerns are exaggerated.
Oliver: Who gives a *&^%? And whose idea was it to survey Americans on matters of fact? That’s like asking people’s opinion on whether 5 is a bigger number than 15, or if owls exist. All this means is that one-quarter of Americans are incorrect. And how newsworthy is that?