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hatrack

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8. No, it's not . . . It lets them pretend they're doing something (they're not).

Reply to gizmodog (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 02:13 PM

Jan 2025

It lets them pretend they care (they don't).

It lets them pretend there's plenty of time left (there isn't).

It lets them pretend that Technology (TM) will make the problem go away (it can't).

At least flat-out climate deniers are honestly deluded, as opposed to slimy greenwash salesmen.

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No, it's not . . . It lets them pretend they're doing something (they're not). hatrack Jan 2025 #8

It's like something out of "Yes Minister" ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2025 #10