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In reply to the discussion: Fukushima radioactive waters to hit US any day now [View all]NickB79
(20,050 posts)70. So, when one of the leading nuke critics on EE calls you a sockpuppet
That means what, exactly?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/112741728#post40
Strawman sockpuppet
A strawman sockpuppet is a false flag pseudonym created to make a particular point of view look foolish or unwholesome in order to generate negative sentiment against it. Strawman sockpuppets typically behave in an unintelligent, uninformed, or bigoted manner and advance "straw man" arguments that their puppeteers can easily refute. The intended effect is to discredit more rational arguments made for the same position. Such sockpuppets behave in a similar manner to internet trolls.
A strawman sockpuppet is a false flag pseudonym created to make a particular point of view look foolish or unwholesome in order to generate negative sentiment against it. Strawman sockpuppets typically behave in an unintelligent, uninformed, or bigoted manner and advance "straw man" arguments that their puppeteers can easily refute. The intended effect is to discredit more rational arguments made for the same position. Such sockpuppets behave in a similar manner to internet trolls.
You were saying?
Also, care to look back at the SSTA map again and tell me what you see now? Try looking at the Pacific maps from the past few months and tell me what you see.
http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst/anomaly/
I'm seeing a lot of blue off Japan's east coast, how bout you?
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I noticed you skipped an important part of the 1st sentence: But is likely to be harmless
uppityperson
Oct 2013
#2
Can't do scaremongering and say "likely to be harmless" at the same time...nt
SidDithers
Oct 2013
#3
Not attacking you, just trying to figure out what you mean. Your linked article says "harmless" and
uppityperson
Oct 2013
#9
Hello. Would you please answer, seeking clarification here. I won't insult or attack, just
uppityperson
Oct 2013
#18
"He is so over-the-top about it that he has been banned from the Environment and Energy group."
zappaman
Oct 2013
#24
Not all ionizing radiation is the same. Alpha and beta particles are easily shielded against.
Gravitycollapse
Oct 2013
#13
What I've read about the sea stars is local overpopulation leading to fast disease transmission,
uppityperson
Oct 2013
#53
If you want some 'science': debris floats, so part of it is above the surface
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2013
#71
Maybe the starfish deaths along the Northwest coast are related to it?
Baitball Blogger
Oct 2013
#43