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37. "Now let's talk about climate change. I don't know about that"

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 12:01 PM

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"I do know the Earth's core has been getting hotter."

That's literally what climate deniers do, now that they can't deny the warming trend we're in: claim any warning we see is part of a natural cycle to minimize human influence, to deflect any attempts to reduce carbon emissions.

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2017/04/04/how-we-know-climate-change-is-not-natural/

In this day and age, with the mountains of evidence at our disposal, anything less than "Climate change is real, the climate scientists were right, and humans are causing it" is in the denier/minimizer camp.

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John Mellencamp denied climate change at Farm Aid last night!! [View all] geojazz Sunday OP

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See my post below, please. MLAA Sunday #9

There is no "post below". Nt Fiendish Thingy Sunday #16

Link or slink. TIA demmiblue Sunday #2

Reliable information or it's not true. dhol82 Sunday #3

See my post below. MLAA Sunday #8

Twice you've posted this now with no link. Arthur_Frain Sunday #4

Please see my post below. MLAA Sunday #10

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I'm a long time DUer and I heard him disagree with the host interviewing him (mostly praising him) when the host cited MLAA Sunday #7

We have a term for longtime DUers who disrrupt. Heidi Sunday #14

Ouch. A tad harsh to suggest I'm a sleeper without taking a glance at any of the 19,000 posts that have done nothing MLAA Sunday #19

Fucking idiot. Botany Sunday #36

I apologize for my rude comment to you. Heidi Yesterday #63

Thank you Heidi, I appreciate it. We all are on edge these days 🙂 MLAA Yesterday #68

JM is drinking too much of his own whiskey Captain Zero Yesterday #65

I bet you feel awful for saying that, now that's it's been proved he's a denier. muriel_volestrangler Sunday #56

You are right that it was a rude comment. I have apologized. (nt) Heidi Yesterday #64

Without having saw it oldmanlynn Sunday #60

No, he did not! sheshe2 Sunday #6

Please see my post below. MLAA Sunday #11

Still you never provided a link to prove you are right. Emile Sunday #12

Kindly relook at my updated response where I added another sentence. MLAA Sunday #13

I have, and still no proof. Emile Sunday #15

Sl8 found the clip. MLAA Sunday #18

and what did you learn by watching the clip? Emile Sunday #21

I learned that we disagree on what we saw. And we both have better things to do than continue this thread. MLAA Sunday #22

LOL Emile Sunday #24

Are you effin' kidding us? He ASSERTS that climate change is happening Heidi Sunday #26

Mellonkamp falls squarely into Category 2 of climate denialism NickB79 Sunday #40

Like fuck he does. He lies that "the core of the Earth gets hotter and it's been happening forever" muriel_volestrangler Sunday #57

Video clip of the interview: sl8 Sunday #17

Dang. That was disappointing from Mellencamp. Owl Sunday #20

I thought so also and it was awkward for the interviewer. MLAA Sunday #25

It was disappointing. Xavier Breath Sunday #38

He was just becoming big my last year or so in college and I too loved his music. MLAA Sunday #62

MMMMMMmmmmm, walks a thin line... Montauk6 Sunday #23

Oh, he did not. Heidi Sunday #27

He denied the reason, CivicGrief Sunday #29

That's not climate change denial. (nt) Heidi Sunday #30

The result is the same. CivicGrief Sunday #33

This thread isn't about the result. It's about an accusation of climate change denial. Heidi Sunday #35

Denial comes in many forms. CivicGrief Sunday #39

Primarily it comes in the form of actual denial, Heidi Sunday #43

Well, saying the earth has CivicGrief Sunday #45

denying that climate change is human driven - is absolutely denial and deflection stopdiggin Sunday #47

Climate scientists would define what he said as denial SamuelTheThird Yesterday #70

"Now let's talk about climate change. I don't know about that" NickB79 Sunday #37

But he doesn't deny it, does he? Heidi Sunday #41

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Cons like you are doctrinaire and unwilling to learn. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #53

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Is that what your library research showed you? uppityperson Sunday #59

2+ 4+10 equals 16 GreenWave Sunday #28

Well, that's the consensus for many people that don't believe in science. walkingman Sunday #31

Surprised no one's posted anything about face eating cougars. sop Sunday #32

You mean displacedvermoter Sunday #51

Well. I saw it too, and he DEFINITELY denied climate change. Totally Tunsie Sunday #34

Thanks for agreeing with me!! geojazz Sunday #46

Neil Young has never waived from his convictions..that, we can count on 📎 Deuxcents Sunday #58

Mellencamp Is a Denier of Human-Induced Climate Change MrWowWow Sunday #42

CNN transcript Lulu KC Sunday #44

Anyone who thinks that's not climate denial needs to read that, and then inform themselves about climate denial muriel_volestrangler Sunday #55

⬆️⬆️ THIS ⬆️⬆️ Maru Kitteh Sunday #61

saying that, "But humans aren't necessarily causing it .. " - - is absolutley denial stopdiggin Sunday #48

I just wish celebrities would reduce their own carbon footprints by getting rid of their McMansions and private jets MichMan Sunday #49

What a fucking nitwit SamuelTheThird Sunday #50

George Carlin: "The planet is fine. The people are fucked. ... The planet isn't going anywhere, we are." * betsuni Yesterday #66

No one wants to hear virtually the same view Heidi Yesterday #67

Carlin's remark was stupid SamuelTheThird Yesterday #69