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arcane1

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2. Exactly.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 03:36 PM

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Why do Republicans so easily attribute despicable motives to climate scientists? [View all] Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 OP

Projection. NT Warpy Sep 2014 #1

Yup. (nt) Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #6

absolutely Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #17

Agreed Gothmog Sep 2014 #36

Exactly. arcane1 Sep 2014 #2

Sounds logical. kentuck Sep 2014 #3

The deniers have no other choice, really Bragi Sep 2014 #4

They're trying to protect the American Dream. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #5

Simple jamzrockz Sep 2014 #7

Their entire politics is based on projection villager Sep 2014 #8

Climate observance evokes cognative dissonance in "market fundamentalists." immoderate Sep 2014 #9

The Spelling Police have asked me to inform you Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #11

Uh-oh. If I correct it now, it will look like I "knuckled under." immoderate Sep 2014 #12

They say they'd have gone lighter on you, but it was your second offense Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #13

I once was a spellling champ, but since the spell checker was invented... immoderate Sep 2014 #15

Those who operate without a moral compass Cirque du So-What Sep 2014 #10

We see it every day. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #31

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #14

Very well said. greatlaurel Sep 2014 #16

Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2014 #18

You view the world through the filter of yourself. Half-Century Man Sep 2014 #19

If they didn't believe that Mariana Sep 2014 #20

I think that Upton Sinclair quote fits a lot of them.. logosoco Sep 2014 #21

It's worse than that Gman Sep 2014 #22

Actually, I'm in full agreement with you; I was mostly talking about the followers, Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #24

Projection! Exactly! MNBrewer Sep 2014 #23

Same reason many DUers stop at nothing to discredit negative marijuana research Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #25

It is to promote One World Government treestar Sep 2014 #26

Oh, yeah, that's right. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #28

In one word: greed. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #27

because their corporate masters tell them to? noiretextatique Sep 2014 #29

Kicked and recommended! You nailed it! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #30

One Thing that Frosts Me Dirty Socialist Sep 2014 #32

Some (mostly on the right) choose the policy first, then fit the acceptable "facts" to it. pampango Sep 2014 #33

Decades of training JHB Sep 2014 #34

That's it exactly. They blame others for who they are. applegrove Sep 2014 #35

Plausible denialbility gollygee Sep 2014 #37

Two reasons: One, projection (as noted earlier in the thread) hatrack Sep 2014 #38