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Climate change and crowd behaviour : Comments

By Ronald Kitching, published 22/6/2009

The present scare phenomenon of climate change is a perfect example of mass hysteria over an imaginary problem.

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The purpose of this comment is to point out the capacity for people to see conspiracies where none exist.
The author, like all climate skeptics, certainly displays all of the essential characteristics of paranoia and a blind faith in conspiracies.
If you've got the choice between a conspiracy and a stuff-up go for the stuff up every time.
Posted by shal, Monday, 22 June 2009 9:36:38 AM
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'The present scare phenomenon of global warming/climate change/carbon dioxide is a perfect example of mass hysteria over an imaginary problem. In this case it is a political hysteria developed by unscrupulous power mad and money mad people.'

Unfortunately the flat earth worshipers are so full of pride that they can't swallow a little pride and see they have been taken in once again by fraud in the name of science. First evolution, then global cooling, now global warming and who can guess what's next?
Posted by runner, Monday, 22 June 2009 9:58:31 AM
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All it takes to sell anything to some of the populace, the SOTPAOTT’s, (some of the people all of the time) is, Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD), the prospect of a real and present danger, a sense of urgency and someone with “the solution”. There also needs to be a vulnerable audience that feels disenfranchised or powerless (particularly those powerless within their own lives), these are the SOTPAOTT’s. History has shown us just how eager these buyers are.

A sobering article Ronald, pity the “faithful” will marginalize you as a heretic
Posted by spindoc, Monday, 22 June 2009 11:21:23 AM
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Another IPA, CIS, (totally dead heart)Heartland Institute clone speaks, therefore it must be true.

Especially as he calls himself a "classical" liberal.

When the term classical is used it usually refers to some kind of philosophy from ancient sources---usually the Geeks, or perhaps the old time church farters like Augustine or Aquinas.

Whereas the so called classical that this chap refers to only originated about 250 years ago with Adam Smith and others.

Really quite a new, and very noisy punk-adolescent, kid on the block.

Plus I am quite sure that Adam Smith would never ever be found at one of the frequent gab-fests that the pearls before swine society puts on.

Plus as usual this reference gives a completely different assessment as to the state of the world, and how we got to here.

1. http://global.adidam.org/books/not-two-6.html
Posted by Ho Hum, Monday, 22 June 2009 11:35:18 AM
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Yes. The age old cry "The End of the World is Nigh" remains with us. For a short time in history, true science enabled us to scoff at old wive's tales used by the demented seers to frighten and control the ignorant and scared ancients. Now, corrupt, rent-seeking scientists are using the same tactics to frighten and control scared and ignorant moderns. The politicians have helped them with taxpayer funding to do this, and they in turn will follow it up with a huge tax grab.
Posted by Leigh, Monday, 22 June 2009 11:45:36 AM
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Pfft. This article speaks for a "skeptics'" movement which sincerely believes that the world's climate scientists are engaged in an elaborate, global hoax for the purpose of destroying the West's economies and score a victory for Marxism.

The AGW "hysteria" has a long, long way to go before it can compete with paranoia on that scale.
Posted by Sancho, Monday, 22 June 2009 11:51:59 AM
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