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Doremus

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19. That's the kicker.

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 11:30 AM

Dec 2011

There's never a penalty for the enablers. Fall guys, peons and patsies, yes. But full scale, 'if it wasn't for their help it wouldn't have been possible to pull off' adjutants, no. They're savvy enough to take a powder before the shit hits the fan, but mostly there are just plain too many of them to logistically make a dent.

I've often wondered about the huge number of people willing to do harmful things for selfish reasons. It's a fatal flaw in our nature and will once again prove our demise.

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Shock as retreat of Arctic sea ice releases deadly greenhouse gas [View all] robertpaulsen Dec 2011 OP

Feedbacks. joshcryer Dec 2011 #1

"Who's a climate scientist?" kenfrequed Dec 2011 #15

That's the kicker. Doremus Dec 2011 #19

their penalty will be to die like the rest of us leftyohiolib Dec 2011 #31

This is the legacy of unrestrained greed and pursuit of power.... tex-wyo-dem Dec 2011 #35

. XemaSab Dec 2011 #46

Drill, baby, drill to the biosphere's demise. neverforget Dec 2011 #2

+1000 ellisonz Dec 2011 #3

I guess we all knew that the melting Chemisse Dec 2011 #4

This process will accelerate global warming. Boston_Chemist Dec 2011 #5

this is really getting scary yet world leaders dont give a shit. DCBob Dec 2011 #6

Don't worry about GW and the BFEE- they bought land in Paraguay- they will be fine. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #20

underwater permafrost melt? Samba Dec 2011 #7

We are totally fucked. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #8

It would be better for the environment to burn it. If it's 20 times more greenhouse-y, and each truthisfreedom Dec 2011 #9

good thinking! babydollhead Dec 2011 #10

Interesting. Delphinus Dec 2011 #11

The problem is that it's coming out over thousands of square miles. GliderGuider Dec 2011 #13

interesting Locrian Dec 2011 #12

You are beginning to comprehend the reality. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #21

Yes, they believe they're first class passengers on the Titanic. Uncle Joe Dec 2011 #23

Right on! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #25

However.... tex-wyo-dem Dec 2011 #37

Boy, Delphinus Dec 2011 #42

Here too. They'll be imagining living in high-tech domes with controlled environments Ghost Dog Dec 2011 #40

I am not questioning global warming nor am I saying that we havent made it cstanleytech Dec 2011 #14

Possibly kenfrequed Dec 2011 #16

It has happened before on several occasions, or so I have read. bemildred Dec 2011 #18

Of course its happened before in ancient history that doesnt mean we should ignore it. DCBob Dec 2011 #22

I didnt say we should ignore it so I am not sure why you would imply that I did cstanleytech Dec 2011 #32

sorry, just a knee jerk reaction. I keep hearing this argument from the deniers.. DCBob Dec 2011 #33

Accepted, though this could have been avoided if you had really read my post. cstanleytech Dec 2011 #34

Of course you're not questioning global warming! tabasco Dec 2011 #38

Im not questioning it because I already believe its happening and that we (humans) are cstanleytech Dec 2011 #39

I think the "unprecedented" part of this story implies during human history, not planetary history. robertpaulsen Dec 2011 #41

not unprecedented. and if it blows in one major explosion magical thyme Dec 2011 #43

Gee, who could have predicted this? bemildred Dec 2011 #17

Paraguay. Octafish Dec 2011 #24

Remember when the news broke about Kinda-Sleezy brokering the military base there? BeHereNow Dec 2011 #26

It's no fun being right about this stuff. Octafish Dec 2011 #28

LOL! TWO Mayan calendars... we ARE DOOMED...but not for the reasons given BeHereNow Dec 2011 #29

Carl Sagan, in "Cosmos" (three decades ago): IDemo Dec 2011 #27

What is this "cherish" crap? BeHereNow Dec 2011 #30

That shit aint real, its a bloody conspriacy I's tells yas and-justice-for-all Dec 2011 #36

Scary. Things are far worse than anyone imagined; how anyone can still be in denial AmandaMae Dec 2011 #44

All they had to do was watch the Science Channel to know this was going to happen.... WCGreen Dec 2011 #45