tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post1939047815169297598..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: One of these explanations is correct; one is complete nonsense.Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-44502196546774555722020-07-17T14:25:49.177+01:002020-07-17T14:25:49.177+01:00B, "the struggle between the Productive Class...B, "the struggle between the Productive Classes and the Extractive Classes, a much more accurate division than, say, Capital and Workers"<br /><br />Owners of proper productive capital, workers and consumers are all on the same side, with the same basic goal (to consume as much as possible for as little human effort as possible) and are ultimately the same thing.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-89445925515909174322020-07-17T13:46:15.359+01:002020-07-17T13:46:15.359+01:00"This is the perennial battle. in fact the on..."This is the perennial battle. in fact the only battle that matters, between the Common Man and the latent rent seeking extractive class."<br /><br />The class struggle makes much more sense when you put it that way, as the struggle between the Productive Classes and the Extractive Classes, a much more accurate division than, say, Capital and Workers.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-65985441846958074982020-07-17T11:24:39.680+01:002020-07-17T11:24:39.680+01:00OTOH, that one is an absolute classic of Climate P...OTOH, that one is an absolute classic of Climate Porn. They interview the man wearing the hottest clothing in the hottest building in one of the hottest countries, and he moans about how hot he is. Wow.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-31702400752472863882020-07-16T18:34:59.438+01:002020-07-16T18:34:59.438+01:00What hope have we got to understand when the BBC r...What hope have we got to understand when the BBC runs stories like this? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-53415298 What is the 'hook' for the story? A new research paper or something? No. Who are they quoting "too hot for humans" from?ontheotherhandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912527435489023299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-42070950055461448372020-07-16T16:27:15.360+01:002020-07-16T16:27:15.360+01:00Joseph has stolen my criticism. The world is drow...Joseph has stolen my criticism. The world is drowning in sophistry.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-23611568010782145622020-07-16T13:17:58.225+01:002020-07-16T13:17:58.225+01:00L, ultimately yes. That's one of Bayard's ...L, ultimately yes. That's one of Bayard's themes. Climate denier in chief Joseph Postma has a separate blog category for <a href="https://climateofsophistry.com/category/religion-of-climate-change/" rel="nofollow">The Religion of Climate Change</a>.<br /><br />BTW, Greta is Joan of Arc.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-9787055877973430192020-07-16T13:09:06.541+01:002020-07-16T13:09:06.541+01:00MW et al. The analogy I have with MMGW is the med...MW et al. The analogy I have with MMGW is the medieval catholic church selling indulgences. It's all about power, control and extortion. People like St Greta are the Leninist 'useful idiots'. And other enforcers of the faith are analogous to commissars.<br /><br />This is the perennial battle. in fact the only battle that matters, between the Common Man and the latent rent seeking extractive class. Or as they were called in an earlier time, our elders and betters.<br /><br />Bollocks to the lot of them I say. Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-59332383339504841892020-07-16T10:44:47.244+01:002020-07-16T10:44:47.244+01:00AC, B has given you the same answer I would have g...AC, B has given you the same answer I would have given you.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-34007490773804313522020-07-16T07:43:26.464+01:002020-07-16T07:43:26.464+01:00AC, the answer is yes, but you couldn't possib...AC, the answer is yes, but you couldn't possibly afford instruments sensitive enough to measure the difference, even such instruments exist.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-83511756154495836402020-07-15T23:36:31.746+01:002020-07-15T23:36:31.746+01:00Has this been verified at the level of the garden ...Has this been verified at the level of the garden greenhouse? I'm not going to run the experiment myself, but if I add say Chlorine gas to my greenhouse will it raise the temperature by a greater amount than if I add nothing and it just displaces nitrogen. Will propane with its four carbons and higher molecular weight increase the temperature by more than adding CO2? Andrew Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442714147160589939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-63773248718996930782020-07-15T16:49:42.387+01:002020-07-15T16:49:42.387+01:00L, on balance, it looks like an absolute scam, doe...L, on balance, it looks like an absolute scam, doesn't it? Proper physics professors who do boring stuff like explain gravity (and yes it is boring in a nice safe way) got completely side lined from the 1980s onwards. They weren't geared up for political counter-campaigning, they have all retired, and the next cohort knows to keep their mouths shut or lose their jobs. Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-80995893372338029482020-07-15T15:38:39.805+01:002020-07-15T15:38:39.805+01:00I don't trust governments. Hence it's nic...I don't trust governments. Hence it's nice to see my prejudice that MMGW is a scam, is confirmed.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.com