I think there is real fear that the Europeans could suffer massively if we have a cold winter in a few months. The prospect of many thousands dead from the effect of cold can’t be discounted.
I talked a couple of weeks ago to someone who just came back from Europe where she was visiting her mother.
She said people are terrified and panicked about what winter will bring.
Populists in Europe should demand that politicians’ smart thermostat settings in their homes be displayed on publicly accessible websites this winter.
Newsom should get on board too.
It always takes a tragedy (though this is really not a tragedy) for the majority of people to wake up. But they (and conversely us) need to be taught a hard lesson in reality.