If you're old, white and racist, you're more likely to be a climate change denier

[Soph0571]

Climate change deniers tend to be racist, white and old, according to a study.

Researchers found that American voters with some serious racial resentments were - and this might come as a shock to literally no one - far more likely to question an irrefutable truth like climate change.

Using information from American National Election Studies, researcher Salil Benegal at DePauw University found Republicans with high racial resentment scores were 84 per cent likely to dispute and argue with man-made climate change.

If being more inclined to racial resentment wasn't enough, research conducted by Pew found that climate change deniers tend to also be... Wait, can you guess? That's right, old and white.

People involved in the research were measured on how strongly they agreed with statements such as: 'If blacks would only try harder, they could be just as well off as whites".

The data showed white Republicans with high scores for racial resentment were very likely to disagree with a statement that climate change was real opposed to white Republicans with lower scores.

[link:https://www.indy100.com/article/climate-change-denial-old-white-racist-far-right-global-warming-8407951|

Oh look old racist white people live in a state of anger and denial.... a fact that surprises literally no-one!

[beachbum bob]

1. I hate to tell you, young white racists are more likely to be too...

[thbobby]

2. Blinded by hate

They just don't care about the world left to the young. When hatred guides beliefs, concern for others just isn't there. When a hater hears minorities are hurt by pollution more than whites, they only cherish that minorities are being hurt. To Hell with Earth, minorities are being hurt.