Episode 1126 • • 1:29:23 - 1:33:30
1126: Truth to Podcaster
"Goodbye Earth" Children's Book, Climate Change Child Abuse
The New York Times features a video of nine-year-old Zane Cowie reading his book "Goodbye Earth," which blames adults for the planet's imminent destruction. The hosts characterize this as "child abuse," arguing that Generation X and Millennials are exploiting children's emotions for political ends. They criticize the negative messaging and the use of children as props in the climate debate.