Thread by @ReubenR80027912

The gas stove thing demonstrates the ecosystem of left activist (the right has 1 I’ll address in a moment)

Literally no one talked about the alleged dangers of gas stoves until ~Nov 2022

EnviroTwitter was abuzz about eco-friendly homes that used heat pumps vs central heating 🧵

https://twitter.com/Sen_JoeManchin/status/1612903995605147649

Two weeks ago ppl latched onto an obscure study demonstrating a link between natural gas stoves & childhood asthma

Fast forward to today, Sen Manchin’s replies are full of indignant ppl

Why?

The playbook is

1. This thing that’s existed for 80 years is bad for environment OR racist

2. Btw, health experts say it’s bad for your health

2A. Economists say it’s not even cost effective

3. Ppl online are now armed w/ 3-4 reasons to get rid of said thing

This playbook dovetails to something Rs overhype but IS true

The left has a knee jerk feeling that everything “the way it used to be” was bad

(The right, unable to do nuance, clings to EVERYTHING old as a result, to their detriment)

The R ecosystem similarly plays into existing biases

Some issues (Dr Suess etc) are just tailor made for Tucker rage

The diff is Dems leverage ostensibly independent orgs (eg American Pediatrics) to launder this stuff…which is extremely bad long term