Politically motivated climate data deletions

Re:Politically motivated climate data deletions by shepardrtc on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @08:12AM (#13975885)

The neocon (or alt-right, or whatever) attitude is that the planet is too massive and powerful for us to affect it. They believe that climate researchers and scientists have an agenda to push their liberal viewpoint about the world on people and control businesses that would otherwise prosper. The so-called "data" is - in the best case scenario - simply opinion, or - in the worst case scenario - faked. They believe that if you get rid of the "data", you can stop the liberals with their bullshit agenda.

And now one of their zealots is whispering in the ear of the President.

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Re:Politically motivated climate data deletions by bdavisx on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @08:56AM (#13976130)

>The neocon (or alt-right, or whatever) attitude is that the planet is too massive and powerful for us to affect it

Not exactly, that's the idea that's been pushed on the people who don't think for themselves, and so those people believe it, just like they believe other fake news.

The "leaders" that actually pushed the idea know that global warming is happening, and that humans are (at least a part of) the cause; they just don't care, profits are more important.

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Re:Politically motivated climate data deletions by ItendToDisagree on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @08:16AM (#13975899)

Meanwhile the US Military is taking discussing climate change as a threat to their mission: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/military-leaders-...

I guess Conservatives are for lower national security though... Given that is how they historically consolidate their power.

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Re:Politically motivated climate data deletions by cholantesh on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @12:51PM (#13978255)

>The neocon (or alt-right, or whatever)

Very different things

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