I have not read Monbiot. I am working presently on @dbroze's 'Manifesto of the Free Humans', available as a free PDF on his Steemit blog.
However, any entity that claims my authority have better have attained my signature, because if they don't, they are criminal slavemasters, or trying to be.
No government seeks my consent. No government has it. The claim of it is a lie.
I am free, and have authority over myself, and every claim to my authority is an attempt to enslave me, as none first seek my agreement.
Government, as practiced, is evil.
If you don't have local solutions to local contributions to global problems, you will never solve global problems.
Lastly, I bid you examine Wattsupwiththat.com. Take the time to read arguments, and examine the data, regarding global warming.
We are, in fact, about to plunge into the next ice age. For millions of years, CO2 has been declining, as it is locked up in rocks, making it unavailable for plants.
If it goes much below 180ppm, we are facing extinction of all photosynthetic life, and everything dependent on it. All plants and animals. We bounced off that limit at the LGM, and CO2 has been over an order of magnitude higher than it is now, while life thrived on this planet.
The AGW (anthropogenic global warming) alarmists are trying to institute a global carbon tax. The whole thing is propaganda, so they can steal more money.
Look at the data. Decide for yourself. Call me wrong, I'll discuss it - but only if you have looked at the data.
Thanks!
Sorry, bro, you lost me at (paraphrase) 'conspiracy to steal money'. I'm a former scientist who has looked at some of the data and trust the peer review system on the rest. We are at over 400ppm at the moment.
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The size of the number isn't the problem. It's the rate of change that is the problem.
I'm not going to engage in a meta-debate on @diabolika's thread. But I will conclude by saying that global warming is the single largest threat to farmer livelihood there is.
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Well, if you support your contention, I will discuss it. You didn't.
But... how long will the current rate of change have to continue before we reach a potentially harmful CO2 level? What makes you think CO2 drives temperature? I ask questions you don't answer, because you but recite what you have been told.
This is why I said 'look at the data'.
Good luck
Have you ever published? Faced pressure to 'massage' your data to support a political agenda? You can hardly publish anymore without being subject to it.
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You are downvoted. I want an explanation for the downvotes.
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I believe @bloom is a paid shill. I have never interacted with them before, but I have seen another post where @bloom and another account were shown to be, as here, consistently flagging comments and posts that weren't politically correct.
That's my best guess.
I reckon @bloom could tell you, but my recollection is they neither post nor comment, and receive regular influxes of money from a single account.
LOL, when I first saw your comment in my 'replies' feed, I thought YOU downvoted me XD
I was like 'WTF did I do??'
I'm not too concerned. I've been on here a while, and fearlessly post and comment. I've been amazed that I haven't been flagged into dust long ago.
Frankly, if my recollection is correct, I'll wear these flags as badges of honor. If I'm pissing off paid shills, I'm doing something right =D
Edit: I just realized however, that @bloom basically returned your VP to the reward pool. I've never been flagged before, so hadn't thought of the effect flagging one person has on those that upvote them.
So, sorry! I din't do it! Be mad at @bloom plz!
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Political incorrectness, lies or the comment about scientific data and the government propaganda? Everything is too confusing for my limited mind lol. I hope @bloom explains about this here.
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Yes, he was downvoted: for denying climate science - nothing personal.
I think it's appropriate to downvote posts/comments that deny well-established scientific or historical facts, examples include Holocaust denial (see also here), Climate science denial (see also here), Flat eath etc.
Also I prefer to avoid discussions with deniers about the topics of their denialism, because it gives the impression there is a debate where in fact there is no debate. While some deniers are just victims of disinformation, lack education or intelligence (or suffer from some mental condition), others do it to further a political agenda or for the purpose of trolling.
Recommended reading (in particular the part about irrationality) related to this issue is this post.
Usually I don't explain my downvotes in such detail - here I do it because @diabolika asked.
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Well, I just checked their account, and since they appear interested in certain science issues, I reckon it's my views on AGW.
While it says they have made 44 posts, all I can find is resteems - one of which was one of your posts!
I reckon @bloom won't comment. Doesn't seem to be their style. Their blurb about them says 'professional flagger'
LOL
Edit: they commented on a post of yours two months ago.
Said people were lenient about not flagging you =p
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Concurring @valued-customer.
In my view, @bloom's practice of havey handed 'professional' downvoting is short sightd, unenthical and uncalled for.
I have challengd @bloom previosuly to debate @bloom's behavior on FreezePeach Radio on MSP-Waves (mspwaves.com) - but have not heard back.
He would be loved by any totaltarian regime.
I guess he has a price. Good luck @bloom. The challenge stands.
cc @r0nd0n
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