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Apr 2019
2:51pm, 25 Apr 2019
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rf_fozzy
This thread's favourite twitterer's take on Greta Thunburg: twitter.com

Can you say strawman?

I also liked this tweet for total whatabouttery: twitter.com

All the RW commentators seem to be up in arms about a 16yr old speaking uncomfortable truths to power. And with the weight of an entire world's scientific evidence to back her up and say she is correct.

Also don't feed the trolls.
Apr 2019
3:37pm, 25 Apr 2019
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Chrisull
"Humanity is not going to become extinct because is of climate change"

This is dangerously delusional thinking. I'd say it's pretty much nailed on.
Apr 2019
3:39pm, 25 Apr 2019
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Chrisull
Lilico also compares her to a vaccine denier.

So in the "mainstream" right's thinking:

vaccine denial = climate change belief ?
Apr 2019
4:24pm, 25 Apr 2019
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Fellrunning
A 16 year old girl with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Only needed to be a Muslim as well to have them really chewing the carpet.....

Still she is "Foreign" so that almost makes her a Muslim.

TMW made a reasonable point which deserved a reply. Almost a discussion. Must be something in the water....
Apr 2019
4:50pm, 25 Apr 2019
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simbil
Chrisull, this is the consensus position ipcc.ch
jda
Apr 2019
5:00pm, 25 Apr 2019
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jda
Extinction is sllly hyperbole. It could be a difficult time for large numbers of people in many areas though.
Apr 2019
5:14pm, 25 Apr 2019
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rf_fozzy
Pressure on Corbyn and Milne about to be dialled up: twitter.com
Apr 2019
5:16pm, 25 Apr 2019
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Chrisull
I'd say humanity could very easily become extinct due to climate change. I'm not saying it's happening with 10 or 100 years, but the history of the earth and "deep time" (ie geological epochs not just millennia) tell us that very few things last that long. Humanity has a flaw in that we can't survive above a wet bulb temperature of about 33c.

In case you think that's high, just 2 years back there was a prolonged 30C temperature (day AND night) in the south of france for 5 days. Over 10,000 people died I believe in a similar one a few years previously - in France.
Apr 2019
5:17pm, 25 Apr 2019
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Chrisull
fozzy - it's all down to the NEC , which is very Corbynite at the moment. Don't hold your breath.
Apr 2019
5:21pm, 25 Apr 2019
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rf_fozzy
Extinction is possible (although humans are incredibly adaptable) - the likely mechanism due to collapse of the biosphere we've adapted to. We already know that we are in the 6th mass extinction - largely caused by human activity.

Certainly civilisation as we know it will definitely collapse beyond a certain amount of warming and climate change.

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