- Prometheus: The Science Policy Weblog
This strategy of characterizing one's political opponents as immoral is of course is part and parcel of the debate over abortion (which is why I call such politics "abortion politics" in The Honest Broker). In the climate debate the litmus test for having the proper morality (i.e., defined as not "standing in the way of action," by being a "denier" or "delayer" or [insert derisive moral judgment here]) is by holding and expressing (and not questioning) certain acceptable beliefs, such as:
*Not questioning any consensus views of the IPCC (in any working group)
*Not supporting adaptation
*Not emphasizing the importance of significant technological innovation
*Not pointing out that policies to create higher priced energy are a certain losing strategy
Deviation for these beliefs is, blasphemy -- heresy! Or as Paul Krugman recommends . . . immoral.
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