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cprise

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3. Denying the severity of the problem is still denial.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2014, 07:48 AM

Jul 2014

The denial lobby has its fallback positions. Unless they agree to the cause and the severity global warming, they get no credit for being "optimists" or anything else.

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Heartland, Cato, Other Professional Liars Are No Longer "Deniers" - They're "Climate Optimists"! [View all] hatrack Jul 2014 OP

"Wrong" is still "wrong" ... Nihil Jul 2014 #1

Or, as I only wish I'd said, putting frosting on a dog turd doesn't make it a wedding cake hatrack Jul 2014 #2

Denying the severity of the problem is still denial. cprise Jul 2014 #3

"They just think the solutions are likely to be far worse than the problem. " Stryst Jul 2014 #4