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Thanks for understanding. I did read the article. I didn’t click through to a second article but I did later search and found the details (see below).

Reading though this all, and all the replies, the accusations, the negative assumptions - we’re so screwed. I’m literally on the same side of all these folks that assume I’ve got some agenda. I just wanted to see information presented with details, even (especially) from those that are making the point I agree with. But the this social media, even this distributed, federated platform that isn’t tuned to rile us up with algorithms for clicks, has us assuming the worst in each other. Has us behaving poorly behind the mask of anonymity. I didn’t come here for “karma” or points. I came to discuss. I was disappointed.

Anyhow, here’s what I found and posted above on the topic. Spoiler - the “Reddit expert” (in my opinion) was right:

Sorry, I’m clearly doing a terrible job making my point.

So instead, I just did a quick search. If the person writing the article included this information I would never had said anything.

Here’s the animation produced by PragerU and enforced for the Florida school’s curriculum:

https://www.prageru.com/video/poland-anias-energy-crisis

And here’s a more thorough article with facts and details, that does beyond calling a Reddit user and expert for a clickbait headline:

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/08/prageru-climate-skeptic-science-florida-education/

My issue was with the article, not the position. It wasn’t informing. It was pandering. After watching the video I am better informed about the counterpoint to my own beliefs.

And don’t listen to me, a random Lemmy user, but my take was that it was a terrible argument and I was offended by it. I worry that this is what is being promoted as material suitable for educational purposes.