We're getting to the point wherein psychologists are looking at the motivators of ' denial '.
Clearly, profit has been the motivator in the past- as evidenced by the article, above- as it has benefited the polluters and , in turn, those on the polluters' payroll. Some of these 'scientists ' are happy to expose their paymasters now that all doubts about anthropogenic global heating have been dismissed by mainstream and reputable scientists. They are old, their careers are finished and their money has been made. It wasn't illegal to lie at the time so they have nothing to lose by owning up- their reputations being trashed already.
No, the interest now is in the likes of friend maggot and his diminishing Denier Choir. It seems that there is a strong emotional component to their denials at this late, late stage. After all, they've spent years sucking in the lies and regurgitating them as ' scientific fact ' - maggot has hundreds of such cut-and-paste pseudo-scientific posts- so they do have an emotional attachment to the fantasy world that they've created. Ego comes into it too- as admission and apology don't come easy- and also, to an observable extent- fear. They are becoming scared by the turn of events and their vulnerable Deniers position within them.
Of course, it doesn't help the crisis they've created by holding their feet to the fire- but it is deeply satisfying, isn't it.
Haw, haw, haw, haw, haw..........................haw, haw.........................haw, haw...................................haw.
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