Some time ago I watched the American talk show, The View. At the time it  had 2 regular Conservative commentators or hosts as they are called. At the time, both of them, Abby Huntsman and Megan McCain, thought the most alarming thing in years is the extreme radicalism of the proposed New Green Deal.  Abby opined that one of the most radical aspects of this proposal was offered by newly elected Senator from New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, among others. She said that she was thinking about whether it was a good idea for her to have children, given that they would be inheriting a world so awfully degraded. Is that not a legitimate question?

Huntsman thought that was the most extreme thing she had ever heard. She equated this with advocating the end of the human race, which of course entirely missed the point. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was just saying that some women might choose not to have children. No one was advocating that no women have children.

Others, like Sean Hannity have said we wont’ be able to eat burgers anymore. Some have said we all will be required to become vegans. What could be worse than that?  Some have said our entire lives will be unrecognizable.

These are all example of fear mongering on the right.

Rather than fear mongering, I wish the right would propose reasonable alternatives and the public could then weigh in on what makes the most sense.