Is Michael Mann in denial about the biodiversity crisis and the general ecological crisis? This is because it is now the second time he has blocked me for simply raising a point about it. Below are screen grabs of the exchange so it can be seen he blocked me for no valid reason.
Here is my very clear question which Michael Mann responded to. Note how I was only asking a very specific studies modelling biodiversity and ecological impacts. So Michael Mann's tweet response to me made no sense, because it wasn't about this.
I made 2 responses to Michael Mann, which I will post alone on the tweet below to make them easier to read. This is just to prove I am not leaving anything out.
Here are the two tweet responses alone to make them easier to read. Then Michael Mann blocked me.
Note how I was respectful, and I made it very clear that I deferred to experts like Michael Mann on the question of climate and carbon dynamics. But my points were about the biodiversity and ecological component.
Why is Michael Mann so in denial about the biodiversity and ecological crisis, that he will block you for just mentioning it?
At least he might acknowledge it. That is why I am suggesting he is in total denial about it. All he seems interested in is promoting his books.
Really Michael Mann, you might think the climate and ecological crisis is just about you, but no it isn't. If you want to try and disrupt people having constructive dialogue about the crisis we have. Leave it to those who do. It isn't just about promoting your latest book.
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1) What if, and I propose this in all seriousness, our so called leaders cannot take adequate action to address the climate and ecological emergency - because they are not in charge of our system in the way we are led to believe?🧵
It is assumed that Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin et al, could if they wanted order adequate action to address the climate and ecological emergency.
What if they don't actually have this ability?
3) What I'm getting at is they might just be figureheads, the public face of a system, really controlled by many vested interests, with no one individual really being in control. Just a cabal of vested interests making huge wealth by destroying the Earth's life support systems.
When I say "we need to have a serious discussion", I mean to open up dialogue. Because this crisis, and the catastrophe it will cause if we don't address it, can only be solved by many minds coming together for the common good.
I have my own ideas. I have been working on this for the last 50 years to understand the situation we are in. But everyone needs to beware of any one person telling them how things are. This is what has got us into this mess, the false idea some great leader knows best.
The solution has to be us - the people - the solutions have to emerge from many minds coming together, with all minds solely focused on creating a sustainable society, and not on how to maintain business as usual.
I want to clarify something about the point I made here. In no way was I criticising @GretaThunberg's excellent point about the crisis not been seen as a crisis. It's been a valuable contribution. I was simply pointing out that the problem goes much, much deeper than this.
The whole problem is that politicians, economists, company CEOs, billionaires and a lot of the public TOTALLY misunderstand the climate and ecological crisis, the sustainability crisis. They mistakenly think they understand the problem, when they don't.
This is the huge danger of misunderstandings, over no understanding. If a person does not understand something, a problem etc, it is okay, because they acknowledge that. They will continue to try to understand the situation/problem. Their mind will remain open.
We need to have a serious discussion about the climate and ecological emergency. I don't usually watch the TV but I've been watching it for nearly 2 weeks whilst house sitting. It's now crystal clear that there is mass misunderstanding about this crisis.
It's far more serious than just @GretaThunberg's point about that the crisis is not seen as a crisis. The much deeper problem is people (the public), educated TV commentators, politicians etc, mistakenly think they know what the problem is, when they totally misunderstand it.
Misunderstanding is a far bigger problem than no understanding. With misunderstanding, people mistakenly think they understand the problem and will not listen to any other explanation of the problem, because they mistakenly think they already understand it.
Humanity has been steered on a course for global suicide through one simple factor, CORRUPTION!
Both the structure of the climate and ecological emergency, and the necessary action to avert catastrophe are ignored, simply because of corrupt self-interest. theguardian.com/environment/20…
The Science Museum, selling out by accepting fossil fuel industry money, to allow the FF industry to greenwash itself, is only part of the wider web of corruption, which has facilitated the climate and ecological emergency.
Politics in so called democracies are funded by the very rich and corporate interests. Governments have willing involved themselves in the scam of consumerism, and they now have to pander to a big section of the public who they've manipulated into wanting more and more.
I'm house sitting and I don't normally watch TV. But I just momentarily switched on BBC 2 Politics live where 4 talking heads were discussing Prince William's comments that billionaires should focus on our planet, not space flight.
I've no idea who this panel of talking heads were, but the inanity, ignorance and absolutely stupidity about the climate and ecological crisis, sustainability etc, defied belief. What the hell is the BBC doing putting out such ignorance and giving it a platform?
One talking head justified this "space innovation" on the grounds it might facilitate secondary technology, which could allow us to "defeat climate change".