Trolls popped out of their holes in near-record numbers.
It was so much like a Republican convention. And the "discussion" was just about as intelligent.
Reading through the comments to the article on Facebook (why, oh why do I bother?), the usual cogent points appeared, again and again. Not a scintilla of sense, or facts. "The climate is always changing", "it's -40C in Calgary today - what warming?", "it's not warming", "Arctic ice is expanding", "we produce so little CO2 in the grand scheme of things... How could it possibly affect the climate?", "30,000 scientists say it isn't happening".
What can one say in the face of such profound nonsense? Maybe only this: Actually spend some time reading Skeptical Science. If you have an open mind, you may find something useful. Also consider that NASA might know more about the atmosphere than Rex Murphy.
This got me wondering, though. Rex has done this before.
He got all serious about the niqab "debate" during the all-too-recent longest election campaign in Canadian history. Remember that one?
He tried to calm fears about the evil Stephen Harper, in an article appearing in the National Post back in 2012.
He appeared on Strombo, trying to reassure us that Harper was "just an ordinary guy".
It goes on. And on. Rex retired from "Cross Country Checkup" last September. He should retire from commentary as well. Some things have a best before date and Rex has passed it already.
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