[driftless]

I simply believe that most leftist crusaders do what they do because they have no meaningful lives. Having a cause gives a smidgeon of meaning to their normally worthless existence. Likewise I believe, like the Korean Kloner, some scientists are looking for fame and notoriety. Paul Ehrlich anyone?

Announcing an impending global disaster will get you far more fame (notoriety?) than saying nothing bad is happening to the world. Especially since whatever would happen won't be proved for decades...and long after the doomists have secured mucho glory and love from their gullible leftist disciples. In fact Ehrlich is still touted as a prophet and a leftist man of honor by the doomist crowd.

[decal]

"In fact Ehrlich is still touted as a prophet and a leftist man of honor by the doomist crowd."

We can go all the way back to Malthus for the depopulationphiles as well.

Not that this really matters all that much, or not nearly so much as it used to.

These clowns are all anticapitalists more than anything else (if someone were to build a car that runs on garbage and emits nothing but lemon meringue pie they STILL would find a way to be against it).

Meanwhile, countries like the PRC and India are becoming just as capitalist as they can. Nobody outside of a few ivory towers believes any of this compost anymore (and as MS notes, most of them don't believe it anymore, either).

[okie01]

Likewise I believe, like the Korean Kloner, some scientists are looking for fame and notoriety. Paul Ehrlich anyone?

Ehrlich isn't a scientist.

He's an economist...