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53. Climate denial is common in the us

Reply to Rex (Reply #49)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 03:44 PM

Mar 2012

And it is party independent.

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En el camb�o clim�tico. [View all] nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 OP

Don't worry...you'll have lots of company in your bunker. guardian Mar 2012 #1

Classic denial post nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #2

If the world is doomed guardian Mar 2012 #6

Second classic response nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #8

Please be consistent. guardian Mar 2012 #16

Well scientists are doomers I guess nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #18

It is simple libtodeath Mar 2012 #23

So the highly "intelligent and educated scientists" guardian Mar 2012 #33

My question is do you even understand what we are talking about nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #40

Who said it was doomed? There's a whole spectrum of bad between "nothing" and "end of the world" sudopod Mar 2012 #21

And if we go extinct, 99% percent of species have, nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #25

That's...kind of a depressing view. :p nt sudopod Mar 2012 #29

Well we are the last tenth of a second of the last 4 billion years nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #32

Per the OP guardian Mar 2012 #30

You go on and prep ok nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #31

Are you just trolling nadin or what? :/ sudopod Mar 2012 #37

I'm just trying to figure out if the OP is serious. guardian Mar 2012 #43

Sigh. sudopod Mar 2012 #45

Small words nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #46

LOL!! greytdemocrat Mar 2012 #24

So Global Warming is just a Conspiracy Theory? fascisthunter Mar 2012 #3

This poster only posts in GW threads to spew Denier nonsense. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #107

Does that mean you deny Climate Change? sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #151

Climate change is settled science libtodeath Mar 2012 #4

It is just not republicans. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #7

There will always be some same as those that oppose OWS from the left libtodeath Mar 2012 #12

Regarldless on this issue nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #13

Which gets us to why wingers libtodeath Mar 2012 #15

It is not just wingers nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #17

even if they have financial reasons, that still means they are stupid or crazy fascisthunter Mar 2012 #9

Fundies I get it. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #10

How much libtodeath Mar 2012 #19

That is part of it nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #22

That last sentance says it all libtodeath Mar 2012 #26

Very true libtodeath Mar 2012 #14

Its Sixty Freaking Degrees in Upstate New York on March 15 and going into the 70's next week Liberalynn Mar 2012 #5

It i82 freaking degrees here in North Georgia. RebelOne Mar 2012 #163

That is quite a bit higher than normal. Liberalynn Mar 2012 #165

The People Who Laugh at Global Warming are the Minority of Imbeciles fascisthunter Mar 2012 #11

"Climactic." Brickbat Mar 2012 #20

Actually I am using the term correctly nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #27

I suspect the word the UN uses is "climate" or sometimes "climatic." Brickbat Mar 2012 #34

That would be correct. zappaman Mar 2012 #35

I suspect the term is cambio climatico, and climactic change nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #38

Actually, it was a very gentle observation that you used the wrong word. zappaman Mar 2012 #39

SOP... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #50

You're welcome! Brickbat Mar 2012 #42

Of course you don't. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #44

maybe learn to take a suggestion of how to better your post ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #51

Actually, you made a minor spelling error, MineralMan Mar 2012 #71

Are you sure "Climactic" is not another accepted version? jsmirman Mar 2012 #85

No, it is not. You can look it up in any online dictionary. MineralMan Mar 2012 #86

This would not be a matter of consulting an "Online Dictionary" jsmirman Mar 2012 #87

Oh, dear... MineralMan Mar 2012 #88

It was in the *title* of these scholarly articles jsmirman Mar 2012 #94

Even scholars make mistakes. MineralMan Mar 2012 #102

Would you like to know jsmirman Mar 2012 #106

No, not especially. MineralMan Mar 2012 #116

I won't trouble you with them, then jsmirman Mar 2012 #118

Here's a use of the term in the NY Times jsmirman Mar 2012 #99

In general, blogs get less attention from copy editors than MineralMan Mar 2012 #103

In general, I find that the NY Times makes plenty of mistakes jsmirman Mar 2012 #104

Thank you for your thoughtful, fact-filled posts. I should point out though, that you sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #157

so, your mindset seems to be that correction to the factual ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #159

Not at all. No sexual content is involved. MineralMan Mar 2012 #161

Good thing the poster isn't a male zappaman Mar 2012 #162

! Quantess Mar 2012 #183

you can't handle the truth, old man! those old fashioned "facts", proper use of words, ect... dionysus Mar 2012 #135

I know. I'm outmoded now. People spelling words any way they MineralMan Mar 2012 #141

i can help! start saying "ur" instead of "your". make a few wild claims unsupported by facts. dionysus Mar 2012 #143

o noes!!11! mpls l b gon. MineralMan Mar 2012 #149

did you really just post your SAT score? wow... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #90

That's right jsmirman Mar 2012 #96

i try not to lean on something i did 20 years ago ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #100

I've done plenty in the last twenty years jsmirman Mar 2012 #101

i think the word is being misused but could certainly see the 'climax' take on it as well ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #105

I would certainly agree with your last point jsmirman Mar 2012 #111

nice play on words...or perhaps my mind today is occupied with less than pure contemplations ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #115

No, I tend to string connected language together jsmirman Mar 2012 #117

maybe i should have listend to the woo brigade who claims tests don't accurately measure these dionysus Mar 2012 #136

not really sure why you're talking about the 'woo brigade' ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #147

i know, it was a flat attempt at humour... it didn't work.. dionysus Mar 2012 #150

sorry i missed it... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #152

yeah, or my joke really *was* that lame... dionysus Mar 2012 #153

i suppose that COULD be it... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #155

i admire you for being able to read this thread with a straight face... dionysus Mar 2012 #123

Who says I have a straight face? MineralMan Mar 2012 #124

I think it was obvious that your face is far from straight. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #158

Goodness. The word climax has many meanings, and I MineralMan Mar 2012 #160

Looks like poor translation to me. Brickbat Mar 2012 #89

It may be, it may not be jsmirman Mar 2012 #98

You mean like "nukulur"? kenny blankenship Mar 2012 #95

you need to look up climactic... it has to do with a climax, not climate,... dionysus Mar 2012 #92

Is that the best you can do? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #113

first off, yes, pointing out that you think you know better than the dictionary is all i need to do. dionysus Mar 2012 #119

Yup, after all you have been what you have been for a decade or so nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #120

and furthermore, laughing at hyperbole intended to draw attention to oneself, is not "denying" dionysus Mar 2012 #122

So you think global warming, to use a term you might be more familiar with, nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #125

of course global warming exists. it's the far out, hyperbolic stories on a variety of topics dionysus Mar 2012 #129

So I guess the churubusco special effects studio was busy nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #132

you do realize torrential rain will wash most of that into low points in piles right? dionysus Mar 2012 #134

Thanks I feel so honored nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #137

you seem to be arguing a totally seperate point. no one in the thread has claimed freak dionysus Mar 2012 #142

Cambio clim�tico nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #144

Covering your tracks again, eh? zappaman Mar 2012 #156

Shouldn't that then be cambio climactico?...nt SidDithers Mar 2012 #168

So, what happened to "global warming"? I don't see that term used much anymore. SlimJimmy Mar 2012 #36

It changed because small minded people have a problem understanding sudopod Mar 2012 #47

No, I am not one of *those* people. But think it's quite confusing to the general public to keep SlimJimmy Mar 2012 #56

It's a good thing. Anti-climactic change would be a let-down. slackmaster Mar 2012 #76

Well played! zappaman Mar 2012 #82

This whole thread is very anti-climactic...nt SidDithers Mar 2012 #28

and on DU, Sid, some folks even claim to know better than the dictionary... dionysus Mar 2012 #93

thank you Kali Mar 2012 #41

Got any comment on the substance of the OP? n/t sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #154

I already did! Brickbat Mar 2012 #164

So what do you suggest we do? raouldukelives Mar 2012 #48

How about solar panels on every roof in the US? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #52

Solar sounds like a much better idea raouldukelives Mar 2012 #83

Where exactly did I encourage people to go get a new toy? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #84

My bad. I totally misunderstood. raouldukelives Mar 2012 #126

I use newer gear but I am aware of where they come from nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #131

I didn't know we had climate deniers here on DU. Rex Mar 2012 #49

Climate denial is common in the us nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #53

I just meant here on DU. Rex Mar 2012 #54

it's the anti-left brigade fascisthunter Mar 2012 #55

On this subject it is deeper than that nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #57

true true... I'll keep that in mind fascisthunter Mar 2012 #58

At this point I just smile. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #59

On a brighter note...there seems to be fewer people Rex Mar 2012 #60

True...I am still not convinced nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #62

True, even from the very first day it was. Rex Mar 2012 #65

Northern Mexico, same biome as Texas nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #67

I am not surprised, the weather is so unpredictable. Rex Mar 2012 #69

Right now they are bringing food and water nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #72

Hi nadin. I no longer call it climate change, but instead Pathwalker Mar 2012 #61

I use the UN term which is also accurate nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #64

Until I started posting on DU, I had no idea Rex Mar 2012 #63

Well many of our right wing blue dogs nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #66

It is a strange reaction imo. Rex Mar 2012 #68

It is strange, but that last one nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #70

I know a few people that are afraid (why?) of socialized medicine Rex Mar 2012 #73

Well if it's bad enough we'll join dinosaurs nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #74

I like your idea of solar panels on everyones roof. Rex Mar 2012 #78

They are trolls that hang out in Environment/Energy. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #108

I call it paid trolls. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #121

We saw a lot of that around here when Rex Mar 2012 #128

We have them in droves nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #139

Ah, thanks that is why I was puzzled. Rex Mar 2012 #127

A meter of hail? Sorry, I don't think so. TheManInTheMac Mar 2012 #75

It does not matter what you personally believe or not. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #77

Whoa! I'm sorry, I missed the vid. And for the record, I have no friends I'm aware of. TheManInTheMac Mar 2012 #79

In fact two vids. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #80

since I'm just a dumb carpenter I'd have to say onethatcares Mar 2012 #81

kick for total misuse use of the word "climactic" dionysus Mar 2012 #91

Oh! Chorophyll Mar 2012 #97

Go talk to people in the streets nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #110

Don't know where you are, but I haven't talked to any "deniers" in a long time. Chorophyll Mar 2012 #130

I don't know where you are, but I have nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #133

In the Jury room last May, there were 3 of us who believe in it, but Pathwalker Mar 2012 #179

It's supposed to get to 72F in FARGO, tomorrow! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #109

thank you for your post Locrian Mar 2012 #112

I give it five years at most nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #114

C L I M A C T I C change ??? ananda Mar 2012 #138

I love the people who get stuck nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #140

Gracias por la correcci�n. MineralMan Mar 2012 #145

eh, it's still in there twice though... dionysus Mar 2012 #146

No matter. Never mind. MineralMan Mar 2012 #148

Totally agreed, nadin. Don't forget: We're the only part of the world which doesn't use the metric TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #166

There are words running through my mind nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #167

LOL yeah I bet I can guess some of those words TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #169

Yup, the second thing after the impressive vids nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #170

You're so right, nadin TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #174

Unattached to outcomes nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #175

I said that phrase the other day ("the commons") to a Republican-leaning friend TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #176

It took us two generations to get here nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #177

Right as usual, nadin TeamsterDem Mar 2012 #178

ahhh...that's right ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #171

Play the bullie and stalker? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #172

LOL n/t zappaman Mar 2012 #173

B..but Nadin! Spelling errors are DANGEROUS! Climate change... Pathwalker Mar 2012 #180

Thanks nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #181

Thank you, will do. It helps that hubby was a Boy Scout. Pathwalker Mar 2012 #182