I have noticed a shift lately on the part of the ultra-right. Instead of denying climate change, increasing numbers are 'admitting' that the climate may be changing, but they have no idea why.
The following may help to open the eyes of such willfully ignorant souls:
At times they seem to be recycling the RJ Reynolds tobacco/cancer playbook complete with a dwindling cast of "experts" who dispute the scientific consensus without ever even refuting the science. There's a lot of mileage left in the "is so, is not" gimmick.
ReplyDeleteEvery year the Heritage Institute gathers all these loons together and each regurgitates his/her pet theory to welcoming applause from those who ignore that these endless theories are often inconsistent and contradictory. When you have a gathering of that many experts each with a distinct reality you're either at a convention of economists or in a lunatic asylum.
I believe the last two words in your comment represent where I stand here, Mound.
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