Old people who don't believe in the global warming hoax are allegedly senile and selfish; old believers are allegedly wise and experienced

Retired Republicans Quietly Try to Shift GOP Climate-Change Focus - Coral Davenport - NationalJournal.com

“They have a significant impact. They are voices of experience and thought leaders, which is a uniquely powerful combination. There is schism in the GOP on this issue. The recent concern over the Republican Party being labeled ‘anti-science’ has brought it to a head,” Bledsoe said. “Wise figures within the party realize that this has come about partly because of their inability to develop an effective policy approach to the issue. That is what the graybeards of a party do. They recognize a structural and philosophical problem in their party and try to work it through.”