Recently I've been following the devastating bushfires in New South Wales, and the thing that struck me most about the coverage was how political the media seemed to have made the situation. Even the people who were arguing that the left shouldn't use this situation to talk about climate change were making their coverage political by mentioning it.
So, the question: do you think that in events as tragic as this, it is appropriate for individuals to talk about potentially divisive issues, such as climate change? Should discussion like that happen separately to the coverage of these tragic events? Or, should events like this be used as ways to raise awareness?
I think that if you can't talk about the climate crisis when events obviously caused by climate change occur, you'll never be allowed to talk about it.