US climate scientists receive hate mail barrage in wake of UEA scandal | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Schneider described his attackers as "cowards" and said he had observed an "immediate, noticeable rise" in emails whenever climate scientists were attacked by prominent right-wing US commentators, such as Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh.
"[The senders] are not courageous people," said Schneider. "Where are they getting their information from? They just listen to assertions made on blogs and rightwing talkshows. It's pathetic."
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"The effect on me has been tremendous," said Schneider. "Some of these people are mentally imbalanced. They are invariably gun-toting rightwingers. What do I do? Learn to shoot a Magnum? Wear a bullet-proof jacket? I have now had extra alarms fitted at my home and my address is unlisted. I get scared that we're now in a new Weimar republic where people are prepared to listen to what amounts to Hitlerian lies about climate scientists."
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Another climate scientist, who wished to remain anonymous [sounds like Ben Santer to me], said he had had a dead animal dumped on his doorstep and now travels with bodyguards.
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Hmmm... Isn't this the pot calling the kettle black? Those of us who have been on the side of rational thought on climate and public policy have been getting death threats for years. Wimps they are - if I needed bodyguards just because some coward left roadkill on my porch, I think I'd hang myself before admitting it.
Look on the bright side. A lot of influencial scientists are becoming advocates for the 2nd Amendment.
We've all seen the movies in which a group of people is in a dangerous situation on a sinking ship, trapped in an elevator, held hostage in a bank vault, or stalked by an evil deranged mutant. Isn't the panicky guy the one everybody wants to shut up or be the first to die so the cool, rational types can work out a plan of action? It's my guess that deep down, believers and skeptics alike want the archetypal panicky guys like Schneider to STFU.
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