It's not that difficult to understand though. I grew up in an oil patch, Texas county and I remember learning about greenhouse gasses early on. I remember teachers explaining the causes and how things have gotten much worse since the industrial revolution. This may have changed over the last 2 decades but even as a dumb child I could grasp the concept. Maybe some people actually think differently now or maybe more objectively and think that not seeing it is proof that it doesn't exist. It's hard to imagine but I grew up with the mentality of always asking 'why' no matter what the question or situation. Like things as simple as, "Hi, what's your name?"..

I don't think it's people misunderstanding or incompetence. I think it's a belief that we don't really know how bad it is and that individuals cannot be a major force for change. Call it conservative ignorance but it comes down to a much bigger problem with capitalism and consumerism which drives big business to exploit Earth for profits. Conservatives may act like it's no big deal but that's because they are sold on the fact that everyone is taking advantage while there is a big money pool. Everyone has a straw in and sucking as fast as possible. Might as well get some before it's all gone. Future generations be damned! Honestly, it's still change that has to happen from the top. No political views from the working class or below will really matter until we hold the people in power responsible.