The Kochs' Climate Change Denial Media Machine

How so many conservatives are able to not only repeat blatant garbage but actually believe so much of it is related to the high correlation between conservatism and authoritarian leader/follower personalities. These people appear to have cognitive level filters that disallow info that conflicts with their prior beliefs and emotional attachments to the status quo. Their leaders tell them what they believe and they repeat it without analyzing it's coherence or veracity in the way other people, whatever their ideology, all do (even the left extreme).
Some quotes from a criminology paper at Okla. government website are instructive regarding the extent of the folly involved by our own projection, hence assumption, that these are also people who use reason and intellect to make important decisions. Most, the RWA-SDOs (see Dr. R. Altemeyer - The Authoritarians) do not. Being, or following power and authority - does.

"It appears that conservatism has pathological dimensions manifested in violence and distorted psycho-sexual development" (Boshier, 1983, p. 159). This is supported by a study conducted by Walker, Rowe, and Quincey (1993) in which there was a direct correlation between authoritarianism and sexually aggressive behavior. An investigation done by Muehlenhard (1988) revealed that rape justification and aggression toward subordinate individuals was much higher in traditional (conservative personality) than non-traditional personalities."

"neither conceptually nor empirically does there appear to be any grounds for distinguishing authoritarianism and conservative personality-except that the former may be regarded as a somewhat more particular case of the latter" (Wilson, 1973, p. 33). Dogmatic attitudes tend to be related to close-mindedness. The individuals who adhere to dogmatic attitudes have behaviors including: authoritarianism, tough-mindedness, conservatism, and alienated behavior (Rajnarain, 1986)."

"Conservatism is not the doctrine of the intellectual elite or of the more intelligent segments of the population, but the reverse. By every measure available to us, conservative beliefs are found most frequently among the uniformed, the poorly educated, and the less intelligent" (p. 38). McClosky, H. Conservatism and personality. American Political Science Review, 52, 27-45. http://www.doc.state.ok.us/offenders/ocjrc/95/950725c.htm

For much, much more simply use Google Scholar to search the terms "authoritarianism, conservatism".

You mean Bambi the Well Endowed Weather Girl or Jimmy the Ruggedly Handsome Jock-are these the same ones who can't accurately predict the rain or blizzards? The same ones which same there's a 10% "chance of rain" on my TV/Phone when all i have to do is look outside and see a torrential down pour?

Hay Jeus, stop the presses!

There should be no argument as to whether or not climate change happens. It does. It has happened since the dawn of time. Geologic evidence tells us it was going on long before man showed up on this little planet. It was going on back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. It was going on 4.5 billion years ago or so when the planet formed. The argument comes in as to what causes it. So many people in power want you to believe people cause it because then they can get you to relinquish control of your life, they can pass laws and use the force of police and military to curtail the choices you should be allowed to make. They can use the same force to steal your money in the form of taxes for their programs. Sure, they'd like you to believe that they are taxing huge corporations, but when you look at the power structure the corporations have bought and paid for most of the politicians worldwide and they are the ones getting large chunks of tax dollars in the form of bailouts, etc. They are the ones writing the laws. That should give you something to think about. I can tell you this, carbon dioxide is not a pollutant, it is a life giving gas that is used by plants to respire. It is not a leading indicator of warming, it is a following indicator. Those who have been advocating the idea that mankind is a major contributor to climate change have been proven to be deceptive. They, too, have received millions from questionable corporate and private entities. Al Gore himself stood to make billions as a major share holder in the Chicago Climate Exchange. If you think that politicians and those holding power today are going to fix the climate, think about this. 1) Governments are the biggest polluters on the planet. 2) Why does the US federal government give people tax breaks when they set up solar cells on their property and feed the energy to the grid, but not when they do so to take themselves off the grid so they are independent of any fossil fuels? If you think they care about individuals, then why are corporations providing them with so much campaign money and why are they constantly passing laws that help corporations over the little guy? Whether you believe humans are the cause of climate change or not, the answer is not going to come from the government sector. The answer will come from individuals who care. Quit whining about what the government should or shouldn't do and who funds what and do something about it yourself. Get yourselves off the grid and build your own little solar power plant or some other form of renewable energy. Look into the suppressed technologies that are available and bring that into your life. Spend your own money on that stuff, quit making excuses and see how far you can get without having to beg the government for permission. In this way you will stop having to deal with the corporations and help achieve your own independence.