tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post2921270578113504579..comments2024-03-27T23:59:49.801+00:00Comments on Stoat: Trump and science: malice or indifference?William M. Connolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-1409777523255319882018-03-23T05:51:52.919+00:002018-03-23T05:51:52.919+00:00Trump claimed that climate change was a Chinese co...Trump claimed that climate change was a Chinese conspiracy. I guess the difference between him and someone like Anthony Watts is that Watts pretends to be scientific.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991158238881697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-52774500646042892412018-03-22T22:03:21.714+00:002018-03-22T22:03:21.714+00:00Trump's an evile baby killer (slight exaggerat...Trump's an evile baby killer (slight exaggeration). Pielke is correct in his analysis and his recommendations seem well-considered.<br /><br />Trump is not anti-science. He is a-science. Meaning without. He doesn't understand it, he doesn't use it in considering his policy options and it is not part of his agenda. And my country is the worse for it.<br /><br />Pielke has been consistently correct in the broad sweep of his findings throughout his career. He is also ambitious and thin-skinned and has made the (difficult, but probably correct) choice to not admit error in some parts of the climate conversation. <br /><br />Life is complicated.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747117922597525042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-22792324134670503342018-03-22T19:16:19.709+00:002018-03-22T19:16:19.709+00:00Trump blames all of the USA's 'so called&#...Trump blames all of the USA's 'so called' problems on, well actually anybody who is not named Trump. Trump is indifferent to, well actually (anybody who) (anything that) is not (named) (owned by) Trump.<br /><br />Trump does what he wants ...<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLPM-P7mNQw<br /><br />I really pity the janitor who has to clean up The White House after Trump leaves, deuces gone wild. USA stands for United Stains of America. MAGA!!!Everett F Sargenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00201577558036010680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-35374808555265342232018-03-22T18:39:53.979+00:002018-03-22T18:39:53.979+00:00"Is the DK's assertion that RP "defe..."Is the DK's assertion that RP "defends Trump" true or false?"<br /><br />Who gives a fudge about DK. We already know that they are tree huggers, not tree muggers like DT.<br /><br />Does RPJr care more about science than DT does?<br /><br />Flip a coin. RPJr is still a tosser though.<br /><br />MAGA!!! Make A$$holes (like DT and RPJr) Great Again!!!Everett F Sargenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00201577558036010680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-81491776751724405982018-03-22T18:02:23.960+00:002018-03-22T18:02:23.960+00:00Ahh, I thought my exaggerating for effect would be...Ahh, I thought my exaggerating for effect would be understood. Seems not.<br /><br /><i>Is there some form of words, some loyalty oath, that you require him to use?</i><br /><br />No, that would be remarkably silly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-12739913982217799552018-03-22T17:55:58.628+00:002018-03-22T17:55:58.628+00:00> There's no evidence that anything bad is ...> There's no evidence that anything bad is actually happening<br /><br />It seems to me that you're being ungenerous to RP. Or maybe you're just not reading what he is writing? Why isn't "the Paris climate agreement and Iran nuclear deal, he has been far out of step with the views of most scientists" something bad happening? Why isn't "scientists who are opposed to Trump (and please count me among them)" ditto?<br /><br />Is there some form of words, some loyalty oath, that you require him to use?<br /><br />Is the DK's assertion that RP "defends Trump" true or false?William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-3693324294058082662018-03-22T17:38:02.783+00:002018-03-22T17:38:02.783+00:00It just seems to be pretty standard Pielke Jr to m...It just seems to be pretty standard Pielke Jr to me. There's no evidence that anything bad is actually happening, all these silly scientists are just getting worked up without really considering the actual evidence, scientists just don't understand politics/society, etc. At some level, it may well be a bunch of things that are true. However, there is a difference between it not necessarily being quite as much of a disaster as some are suggesting, and it being something to not be worried about at all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com