since you're such a genius that we lesser beings cannot even perceive your sense of humour, I'd like to pose a question to you.

Why would the 'tree-hugging communists*' lie about the state of things? They don't stand to gain from it unless they've invested in sustainable technology.

I can damn sure understand why the conspicuous consumptors have lied, they have far more to lose. All those profits out the window, retooling for different technologies is expensive, all sorts of ways to lose if the bad news is indeed true...

So, tell me why the 'treehuggers are lying? Huh?

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*BTW, a compliment, considering that the first in the general record to put forth truly Communist ideas was Jesus Christ...