Have you thought to yourself that the Climate Change movement seems more and more like a religious movement?
I have, so I researched how to identify a religious cult. Rick Ross, an expert on cults and intervention specialist, developed a list of ten warning signs for unsafe groups, which is published by the Cult Education Institute.
So let’s take a look at all ten signs and compare:
1. Absolute authoritarianism without meaningful accountability.
The leading advocates of the Climate Change movement are politicians, entertainers, and even children.
Climate preachers such as Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio lack any formal scientific training whatsoever and live personal lives of unparalleled luxury while prescribing carbon austerity for the masses.
Yet no one is permitted to point out their scientific ignorance or call attention to their hypocritical lifestyles.
Child advocates such as Greta Thunberg and the crudely indoctrinated children of the “Sunrise movement” are essentially sock puppets for their shameless activist handlers.
Refuse to bend the knee to these tiny fascists, as Diane Feinstein most recently did, and the mainstream left will relentlessly attack you as an accessory to mass murder.
The authority of Climate Change leaders is entirely unmerited and absolute, yet no one is permitted to hold them accountable for their ignorance, inexperience, or brazen lies.
Thus, the Climate Change movement clearly meets the first warning sign for unsafe groups.
2. No tolerance for questions or critical inquiry.
The conclusions of the Climate Change movement may not be challenged or questioned under any circumstances.
Those who dare scrutinize the conclusions, methodology, or prescriptions of “climate scientists” are categorically dismissed as a “Climate Denier”, an excommunicated untouchable whose opinion is no longer valid on any subject.
Questions and critical inquiry aren’t merely dismissed or refuted.
The unfortunate heretic immediately experiences a relentless ad hominem onslaught of scorn and hatred from the political and media left and is often subjected to accusations of outright murder. Simply question the effectiveness of a “carbon tax” and you may find yourself tied to a stake.
There is no tolerance for questioning the Climate Change movement, and thus it clearly meets the second warning sign for unsafe groups.
3. No meaningful financial disclosure regarding budget, expenses such as an independently audited financial statement.
Hardly anyone knows just how much money is spent on “Climate research” every year.
The cost is spread out among laughably useless study grants, wind and solar farm subsidies, carbon offset credits, “green” building code evaluation and enforcement, salaries for bureaucrats solely dedicated to “climate concerns”—you get the idea, it’s a lot of hazy money.
The abhorrent practice of “sue and settle” was a flat out money laundering scheme that allowed sympathetic government officials to transfer millions of tax dollars to radical leftist environmental groups.
The practice only ended when the Trump administration used executive power to clamp down on it.
The total amount of yearly financial expenditure on the Climate Change movement is vague, difficult to track, and often carried out in unethical manners. Thus, the Climate Change movement exhibits the third warning sign for unsafe groups.
4. Unreasonable fear about the outside world, such as impending catastrophe, evil conspiracies, and persecutions.
This one is pretty obvious. The Climate Change movement always shouts out revised and updated apocalypse predictions, eerily reminiscent of the stereotypical bum on the sidewalk with that “The End Is Near” sign.
“The world will end in X years if we don’t do X” is the constant refrain.
The years always pass, and the apocalypse never happens.Interestingly, this is a characteristic of multiple religious cults (such as the Seekers of Chicago, and the Order of the Solar Temple).
At the moment, we apparently have 12 years to nationalize the entire economy and phase out fossil fuels before we all die a fiery death.
There’s also no shortage of conspiracy theories about who is the Earth’s greatest saboteurs. They have an enemies list.
The fossil fuel industry is at the top of it, with widespread tinfoil hat theories about oil companies burying patents for efficient renewable fuel recipes to keep us all guzzling gasoline.
The “repent or burn” doomsday preaching is the most well-known staple of the Climate Change movement, and quite clearly exemplifies the fourth warning sign for unsafe groups.
5. There is no legitimate reason to leave, former followers are always wrong in leaving, negative or even evil.
Climate alarmists who leave, step back from, or even lightly criticize the movement are immediately subjected to vicious smear campaigns.
Dutch professor Richard Tol experienced this phenomenon firsthand when he removed his name from an IPCC climate report and criticized the reports excessively apocalyptic predictions.
The smear campaign was led by Bob Ward, director of policy at the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change.
‘This has all the characteristics of a smear campaign,” Tol said. “It’s all about taking away my credibility as an expert.”
The treatment of Professor Tol is not uncommon and clearly demonstrates that the Climate Change movement exhibits the fifth warning sign for unsafe groups.
6. Former members often relate the same stories of abuse and reflect a similar pattern of grievances.
Professor Tol is not an anomaly. Dr. Richard Lindzen of MIT, Dr. Nils-Axel Mörner, and countless other former IPCC in-crowd climate experts were subjected to smear campaigns from their colleagues and the news media for the crime of throwing cold water on the outlandish predictions of the Climate Change movement.
This pattern is all too familiar to anyone who has studied what happens to individuals who leave the Church of Scientology and clearly meets the sixth warning sign for unsafe groups.
7. There are records, books, news articles, or television programs that document the abuses of the group/leader.
The abuses of the Climate Change movement are loud and proud. They vociferously attack their perceived enemies for public consumption and are cheered on by fellow travelers in the journalism class.
Most recently they brainwashed a bunch of kids and marched them into an octogenarian Democrat Senator’s office to beg not to be murdered by a ‘No’ vote on impossible legislation.
Have you seen those kids in Diane Feinstein’s office? You should, it’s creepy, here they are:
Everyone needs to watch this video of @SenFeinstein disparaging literal children from @SunriseMvmt calling on her to support @AOC and @SenMarkey’s Green New Deal.pic.twitter.com/SjF8thnucQ
— Waleed Shahid (@_waleedshahid) February 22, 2019
These tantrums and protests aren’t only meant to rally supporters of the Climate Change movement. They are a form of intimidation, a tactic used to silence those who question the gospel.
There is ample evidence that the Climate Change movement meets the seventh warning sign of an unsafe group.
8. Followers feel they can never be “good enough”.
The atonement process for Climate warriors always demands more. It started with using a recycling bin and grocery bags.
Now, in 2019, being a good follower means imposing veganism on the masses and issuing fatwahs against innocuous objects such as plastic straws and grocery bags.
Despite all the efforts of the faithful, Climate minions maintain a constant state of dread and despair, knowing they can never truly do enough to stop the coming doom.
Clearly, the eighth warning sign for unsafe groups applies to the Climate Change movement.
9. The group/leader is always right.
When have the climate leaders been called wrong for their failed predictions? Regardless of the weather, they are always intrinsically correct.
Floods? Climate Change. Droughts? Climate Change.
No Snow? Climate Change. Too much snow? Climate Change.
Tornados? Climate Change. Hurricanes? Climate Change. Lack of hurricanes? Climate Change.
See how this works?
One of the best aspects of the movement is “weather is climate until it isn’t.” The acolytes of Climate Change will point out the window in a heat wave and say, “See? We’re right!”
If a skeptic points out the window during a blizzard, the same acolytes will simply cry “Weather isn’t climate!” It’s a game they can never lose, one in which they are never wrong and always right.
SEE ALSO: The Climate Alarmist’s Difference Between Climate And Weather
Thus, the ninth warning sign for unsafe groups clearly applies.
10. The group/leader is the exclusive means of knowing “truth” or receiving validation, no other process of discovery is really acceptable or credible.
The path to discovery for the Climate Change movement is an intentionally vague discipline referred to as “climate science”.
Did you carry out a study on gender and glaciers? Climate Science.
Did you think up the worst possible scenarios that have no actual chance of happening (an actual portion of the latest National Climate Assessment)? Climate Science.
Read this graf. I’ll translate: “We’re going to wildly speculate about some shit that is ridiculously unlikely because it would be scary” pic.twitter.com/JTt7YQxRLT
— Will (@Oil_Guns_Merica) November 25, 2018
Any “science” that confirms the tenets of the Climate Change movement is deemed “climate science”, while actual scientific research that disputes their conclusions is derided as “denialism”.
The tenth warning sign for unsafe groups is clearly met.
The Verdict: It’s a cult
According to the established, scientific guidelines developed by cult experts, the Climate Change movement fits the bill for a potentially unsafe group.
When I looked up these established warning signs, I honestly expected Climate Change-ists to meet two or three of them, NOT TEN!
The disturbingly religious nature of this supposedly “scientific” movement should alarm any thinking human being, especially since the movement now openly seeks to nationalize the entire economy.
It’s time for conservatives to realize what they are dealing with, and act accordingly. Rather than debating Climate Change activists, it may be time to start staging interventions.
If someone you know is a member of the Climate Change Movement, and you are interested in intervention strategies, please visit https://culteducation.com/prep_faq.html.
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Just want to thank everyone for their opinions we may not agree but we have shown respect to each other. Extremists on either side are not good and I believe that is why environmentalists can be so annoying to people. Respect and working with one another is what we need to do United we stand divided we fall
Lately I’ve been visiting the website Explore.org, which has web cameras from around the world showing animals in their natural habitats. They’re fascinating to watch. They demonstrate that people across the globe are protecting habitats and encouraging wildlife. You know what I don’t see? The destruction of ecosystems. Check out wildlife cameras on the web, it may help alleviate some of your worries.
It was the Lies and Junk Science that got DDT banned the facts that there are other natural reasons for Bird Eggshell to get thin that has nothing to do with any man made Chemicals the same with CFC’s but to the radical Eco-Freaks the Ends Justify the Means
Let’s compare true science to a couple of the points.
“Absolute authoritarianism without meaningful accountability.” In true science there is no authoritarianism. Everything is based on theories, and data that either support the theory or undermines the theory. Some theories may be taken a little more seriously depending on who supports them, but they still need to be well supported by data.
“No tolerance for questions or critical inquiry.” This runs very contrary to true science that not only tolerates critical inquiry, but encourages it. My entomology professor bought into the idea that DDT was bad. As a true scientist he brought in another professor who supported DDT and lectures us for an hour. The class was polite and I got the impression that everyone was glad they heard the lecture. This is the way true science works.
So much rhetoric same old song people don’t want to be inconvenienced so they say that people who care about the planet and all living things are a bunch of nuts . You can deny all you want but the facts are clear mankind is destroying our ecosystems humans are not the only life form that matters we are wreaking havoc on our beautiful planet that God has given us I pray that someday we learn to work with nature and coexist with all living things. Forget the politics and the greed that dominates society and look deep within your soul and I believe that people will see thru all the lies look thru the eyes of love and not fear then you will find the truth
You are right in that there are many things other climate change that are being ignored. Climate change has all of the focus. One item related to climate change is cutting down forests to provide bio-fuel. Another item not related to climate change is destroying forests for uncontrolled development. As far as climate change, facts are important. One is that there is a low correlation to carbon dioxide levels and the earth’s temperature history. There is a high correlation with solar radiation. Another fact is as time goes on, the earth’s temperatures deviates further and further form the IPCC climate models, which in theory is what the movement is based on.
https://www.unric.org/en/latest-un-buzz/29623-figueres-first-time-the-world-economy-is-transformed-intentionally
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-03/un-official-admits-global-warming-agenda-really-about-destroying-capitalism
https://sovereignnations.com/2019/02/07/global-warming-destroying-capitalism/
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/31465-green-new-deal-would-kill-almost-everyone-warns-greenpeace-co-founder
Many people have good intentions and consider themselves environmentally responsible. However, the hypocrisy is cringe worthy.
Green energy installations have a huge footprint. Locally, solar farms are surrounded by security fencing. Off limits to wildlife. The power plants they pretend to replace are compact and efficient. The fracked gas and oil wells, once completed, take only a small piece of ground at the surface, sometimes 3 wells per .
They require security fencing too, to deter the eco-terrorists.
A local bird loving art teacher loves nature so much, he bought a large woodlot and cut down trees to make room for himself. My neighbours believe in climate change, but they make no sacrifices that I can see. They lock up their heated house in winter and travel with a large RV, joy ride on their Harley, and use their garden tractors for jobs better suited for a wheelbarrow. But ” we need to do somehow about climate change!”
Lori, all you have to do is outlaw some plastic straws and you will feel so much better about it all.
Lately I’ve been visiting the website Explore.org, which has web cameras from around the world showing animals in their natural habitats. They’re fascinating to watch. They demonstrate that people across the globe are protecting habitats and encouraging wildlife. You know what I don’t see? The destruction of ecosystems. Check out wildlife cameras on the web, it may help alleviate some of your worries.
Modern Enviromentalisms become a radical dangerous New age Cult who demands its sacrifice on Virgins and Children to their various Pagan deities and Monday is their big Celebration day Earth Day
Ticks all the boxes . Add one more a cult is about power and money .
Con-men use the “climate crisis ” to shake down tax payers indirectly through government policy manipulation . When a business case doesn’t make sense they get tax payers and insider knowledge to make their business .
Chicago Climate Exchange ring a bell .
Well done! A keeper, bookmark it.