a year isn't long term, is it?

I'm not a believer either. I was just commenting on arby's post that specifically talking about einstein posts, not worldwide skeptics in general.

I might stand alone none the less, I believe we don't know enough about our climate to make any precise predictions whatsoever. Most people think they know precisely how the world is either going to cool, warm or stay the same. Ridiculous imo.

Not a single long term climate model ever made was correct, unless it is very very vague in its predictions. It will probably stay that way for a long time.

lol

It wouldn't surprise me. The media is quit silent on that subject here btw.

"Do they have to be opinions related to the oil thing?"
The topic is the power OPEC has over oil prices and production and the effect of oil prices on the econ worldwide.

A mod might remove your posts if you go off topic tough.

for now it looks like we were all wrong and the option "quitly, no changes to the gov but vague promisses" is whats going to happen. Quitly, but Quitly like Einstein describes earlier in this thread.

why would they destroy the land and econ if they can destroy protesters specifically? Makes no sense. It would drive even hard-core pro-communist party members in the hands of the protestors. China's econ can't take the loss of Hong Kong. An economic downfall would mean giant riots. The only time when people don't care about their life or ideals is when they are hungry. That is how the Arabic spring started.

I bet they send in the army first or even bomb the place if they don't succeed (which is highly unlikely given the protestors don't have any arms). Its cheap practice for both soldiers and medical personnel.

"tsunami bomb"
can you clarify your argument? On its own it could be easily misinterpreted for a pornographic request.

funny how the IC-politics vote resembles the actual vote quit accurately, lol.
the real vote was 45-55 and the ic-pol is 44-56%

I claim fraud.

they use a lot of water compared to other major cities in the world so there is room for a correction. If you ration it on top of that you only need 20-30%, and they import 70-80% from china. So using it as a weapon won't work in the short run except to spread fear.

I'm more afraid of what the police/army will do.