"In history" you say, that is quite an absurd exaggeration. — Merkwurdichliebe

the world coming to an end — Merkwurdichliebe

ccp — Merkwurdichliebe

Just because Ukraine has Nazi paramilitaries and just because it's impossible to take photos of Ukrainian soldiers without capturing Nazi insignia and just because Ukrainian Nazis get applauded in parliament doesn't mean we're on the side of the Nazis, you crazy Russian shill. — Johnstone

That source that you're pulling from, that conservative Christian think tank, has received nearly a million dollars from Exxon mobile. Let's follow that money. — flannel jesus

If nearly a trillion dollars has been spent, and almost no progress has been made, who has been getting lots of money for producing next to nothing. We definitely need to follow the climate change money. — Agree-to-Disagree

Moore rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. In 2009, he described climate change as "the biggest scam of the last two decades."[25] In columns and op-eds, Moore called those with concerns about climate change "Stalinistic" and has accused climate scientists of being part of a global conspiracy to obtain money via research grants.[26][27] In an April 2019 interview, Moore said that the Federal Reserve should not consider the economic impacts of climate change in decision-making.[28]

How dare I impugn the integrity of scientists and left-wing think-tanks by suggesting that their research findings are perverted by hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer handouts. The irony of this indignation is that any academic whose research dares question the “settled science” of the climate change complex is instantly accused of being a shill for the oil and gas industry or the Koch brothers.

Naomi Oreskes has documented this very well.
— Mikie

:rofl: — Agree-to-Disagree

Good data and reliable information — javi2541997

Climate Change Industrial Complex.

But the tidal wave of funding does reveal a powerful financial motive for scientists to conclude that the apocalypse is upon us.

If you are a young eager-beaver researcher who decides to devote your life to the study of global warming, you’re probably not going to do your career any good or get famous by publishing research that the crisis isn’t happening.

The World Bank Group delivered a record $31.7 billion in fiscal year 2022 to help countries address climate change. — Agree-to-Disagree

The New York Times says that the US “took a major step toward fighting climate change” on Friday when the House of Representatives approved a $2.2 TRILLION spending bill that “includes the largest expenditures ever made by the federal government to slow global warming”. — Agree-to-Disagree

So what sort of "science" is produced by scientists who are funded by "Big Climate"? — Agree-to-Disagree

World history is always relevant to today's world — Merkwurdichliebe

Are republicans the only ones accelerating it? — Merkwurdichliebe

any reasons it could be denied that it is the end of the world, — Merkwurdichliebe

any reasonable scientific argument will prevail in due time. — Merkwurdichliebe

I object to the evidence because it appears unconvincing, — Merkwurdichliebe

My personal assistant (ChatGPT) should actually be thanked for all the thinking and elaboration. :snicker: — praxis

Republicans, for all their faults, were instrumental in the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. I don't know about you, but I think that was pretty nice on their part, and it definitely counterbalances any negativity one might perceive from their policy on climate change. — Merkwurdichliebe

Republicans are a far cry from being anything like these, — Merkwurdichliebe

My intention is not to support Trump, just to "flex" and act as an internet troll. — javi2541997

You are allowed to insult me — javi2541997

Amazing! And thank you for showing your evidences and proofs. — javi2541997

Has there ever been an organisation in human history that is dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organised human life on Earth?

Not that I’m aware of. Is the Republican organisation - I hesitate to call it a party - committed to that? Overwhelmingly. There isn’t even any question about it.

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We’re going to maximise the use of fossil fuels - could carry us past the tipping point. We’re not going to provide funding for - as committed in Paris, to developing countries that are trying to do something about the climate problems. We’re going to dismantle regulations that retard the impact, the devastating impact, of production of carbon dioxide and, in fact, other dangerous gases - methane, others.

But at the time of the pause 78% of the total vote had been counted already in Pennsylvania, meaning over half the mail in ballots had already been counted and the counting up to the moment of the pause had revealed no sudden shifts either way. — yebiga

The odds of this happening in one state is akin to winning the lottery - so it's possible.
For this to occur in 4 states is like winning the lottery four weeks in a row with the same numbers. — yebiga

That's over the top. — Merkwurdichliebe

In a lengthy, six-pronged policy outline, Mr. DeSantis promised to remove subsidies for electric vehicles, take the U.S. out of global climate agreements — including the Paris accords — and cancel net-zero emission promises. He also vowed to increase American oil and natural gas production and “replace the phrase climate change with energy dominance” in policy guidance.

For example, what's the origin of the internet? — ssu

With a sector that isn't dominated by large companies you find less unions. — ssu

Conspiracy theorists will believe anything except the one conspiracy that is actually happening - that the fossil fuel industry has been lying about knowingly killing us all for half a century, & our governments are still funding them to the tune of $13,000,000 every minute.

It's not nearly as intense, however, as using 'I' as object of a preposition. — Vera Mont

a new industry is created by inventors and entrepreneurs in garages — ssu

But the work of building workers’ organization and power stays the same. By now, we should all have learned that a toothless “order to bargain” with no penalties results in no union contract unless and until the workers create a crisis for their employer. Expecting lawyers, rules, legal decisions, or another thumbs-up from the legal system will undo grotesque inequality by restoring high unionization rates and then family-supporting wages under union contracts is like hoping that a congressional inquiry—or a prosecutor—will stop Trump and the movement he’s created. One thing and one thing only has the ability to force employers to share their wealth, and that is when workers have built the power to be able to create a crisis so great that an employer cannot continue what they’re doing, and have no choice but to surrender power and money.