A fraud's a fraud by any other name....
The Cult of Anthropogenic Global Warming is a cult based on fraud
Tony and Mrs. Heller
A recent Climate Discussion Nexus (CDN) posting (Let’s talk fraud) takes Tony Heller, the Energizer Bunny of climate truth, to task for his constant, and effective, labeling of the Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) fraud as fraudulent on his prolific site RealClimateScience, and his Youtube channel.
A fundamental misunderstanding of human nature, frauds, and cults is reflected in CDN’s views , and those of Francis Melton, the Manhattan Contrarian, who CDN approvingly cites as refusing to recognize the truth--AGW is the fundamental scripture of a cult of believers immune to reality.
Tony H. digs into the actual data (when he can get access to it) and analyzes it, including the fraudulent "adjustments/homogenizations/etc." He also digs into history and provides contemporaneous observations of "climate weird" events from periods that the scammers claim were "perfect climate," with low CO2, and therefore, according to their scriptures, immune from floods, droughts, excessive heat, excessive cold, etc.
Cultists' response to Tony's, and others', data- and fact-based refutations of their scam is ad hominem attacks: "Denier!" "Tool of Big Oil!" This is a classic influence/cult response cycle: Admit Nothing. Deny Everything. Make Counter-Accusations (ANDEMCA).
Tony surely believed, when he first began his quest for the truth, that the "climate scientists" would thank him for his work in discovering their mistakes, since "science is self-correcting." He was quickly disabused of that notion, however. The cultists have sacrificed truth and science for acceptance in the cult. Many of the cultists refuse to release their "data," and all of them attack "deniers" of their scriptures and beliefs.
As with any cult, Tony's work is viewed by the AGW cultists as dangerous and anything that comes from Tony is not to be considered--but rejected as evil and potentially endangering the soul of the true believer.
There are many, many examples of cultists rejecting reality in favor of maintaining an obviously false belief system. Bernie Madoff is probably the best recent example. His cult of believers was primed by regular payments of "dividends." Many Madoff cultists were sophisticated investors who knew better--who knew that Madoff was a fraud, and his returns were impossible. But their bread was buttered, and they convinced themselves everything was okay. Madoff's cult had its own Tony Heller--Harry Markopolos. Harry M. played the exact same role in exposing Madoff's cult/fraud that Tony is playing against the AGW cult/fraud.
Harry M. was a voice in the wilderness for years. He saw the truth, he shared the truth, the data, his analysis, and more, with industry/regulators/investors and others. He was treated exactly as Tony H. is treated now.
The AGW cult is no different from the Madoff cult. There are some cultists who know better, but convince themselves, since their bread is buttered (either by massive "research" funding, or by acceptance into polite society because they identify as AGW cultists), these humans have the capacity to convince themselves that it's all okay, and they're on the side of the angels.
Tony's 100% correct in both his diagnosis of the fraud, and in calling the fraud a fraud.
Refusing to recognize that the “Emperor has no clothes” doesn’t make you reasonable, or collegial, or scientific, nor does it result in acceptance by the cultists. Refusal to call a fraud a scam just makes you a patsy.