So, an energy company advises their customers on how they can conserver energy and conservatives angrily ramp UP their energy usage in protest.
The discussion then turns to how best to appeal to conservatives.
Which is BS.
A couple thoughts here.
1. Teddy Roosevelt was a conservative AND a conservationism. He was also pretty progressive and helped build our national park system.
2. Republicans today only see national parks as a place to take their assault rifles.
3. The word "conservative" and "conservation" come from the same source. At least, in the traditional sense. You can't say they mean the same thing today.
4. With their love of oil companies, and hate of the environment, and dismissal of things like "peak oil" and "climate change", how the hell do you plan to appeal to folks that aren't even reading the same book, much less the same page as the rest of us?
5. I imagine some of these conservatives are full-on Rapture Bunnies that think that if we destroy the Earth, we'll MAKE God prepare the End Times. Or some crap like that.
In short, these aren't rational people. Anyone who wants to run up a light bill as a political statement is an idiot. Anyone who thinks oil companies are their pals and isn't a board member on one, is a fool.
I appreciate the view that everyone should conserve, but some folks are just too into their kool-aid cups to be spoken to on this issue. Trust me, it ain't the marketing folk's fault.
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