And he's a significant candidate why? (re: Gary Johnson)

Gary Johnson says that climate change is nothing to worry about because the sun will eventually expand and swallow the earth.Gary Johnson Wants to Ignore Climate Change Because the Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day – Mother Jones This was a statement he made back in 2011, but it's been resurrected and he has decided to stand by his statement. He was on Real Time with Bill Maher in July and when asked if he had a plan to combat climate change, he said no, but he then later said in August that he would be in favor of a carbon tax...and then later denounced it: But then again, the sun is going to swallow the earth, so why bother?Johnson is pulling a significant portion of his voters from younger voters, who are also more likely to be concerned about climate change.Why is he a significant candidate again?Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Add "(re: Gary Johnson)" to topic title.

Oh, I don't think he's actually going to have a chance to win, but his presence in the election will have an effect upon the election. In 2012, the vote for those under 30 broke for Obama 60-37.According to the McClatchy poll in August, Clinton is only pulling 41% of the youth vote. Trump is trailing Johnson and Stein at 9%, but that means 39% are voting for someone other than Clinton. Quinnipac's poll from a few days ago puts Clinton at 31% which is the largest percentage, but it's still below 50%.The under-30 vote was 18% of the total vote in 2008 and 19% in 2012 and it's because they broke as hard as they did for Obama that he won (Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio would have gone to Romney if the youth vote had been split.)I understand that candidates are flawed, there's no perfect candidate, there will always be the need for a compromise, etc. But when a candidate directly opposes positions that you claim to be significant in such a stupid manner, how can you vote for them? Is the need for a political temper tantrum really that great? How do people vote against their own interests?

Actually, Clinton does have a tax plan for the rich. Even Elizabeth Warren has signed off on it. It isn't treating capital gains as ordinary income, no, but that you don't know about it is not due to her not having a plan.That said, Johnson recently doubled down on his inanity regarding global warming saying that the solution is for us to colonize other planets: "We do have to inhabit other planets. The future of the human race is space exploration."PZ Myers had some good questions for that "plan": I get the feeling it's really coming down to two things:1) Johnson is in favor of legalizing marijuana.2) Clinton Derangement Syndrome.

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But then what do I know, my last post indicated I thought Johnson was still sane.

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And his latest missive: His ignorance regarding international politics is a good thing because politicians who know where the countries are and who the leaders are cause wars because they know where to send the troops. I get the anti-war sentiment. But the idea that being involved in international affairs is some sort of "gateway" to war is foolish.What got into him? I think it's the marijuana.