Cognitive Dissonance at the ABC

The ABC publishes results from an ANU poll and in order to stoke up its PC greenie credentials manages to spin them in the most remarkable way. The first paragraph blares that:

"Australians are deeply concerned about global warming"

and then reveals that:

"two in five people believe global warming [sic] was the most serious threat facing the planet."

So only two in five are deeply concerned apparently, the remainder couldn't give a fig, and are rightly more concerned about other things.

However, Professor Ian McAllister of ANU does make one very pertinent comment in this sea of propaganda:

"There needs to be a much greater debate about the pros and cons of the emissions trading scheme so ordinary voters are more informed about the whole issue," he said.

Yes indeed.

Read it here.