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26. Are you effin' kidding us? He ASSERTS that climate change is happening

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:26 AM

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He believes—as do I—that the planet will survive but that humans and other life form may/will not. YOU explain how that’s climate change denial. Go ahead. We’ll wait.

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John Mellencamp denied climate change at Farm Aid last night!! [View all] geojazz Sep 21 OP

I smell pizza gay texan Sep 21 #1

See my post below, please. MLAA Sep 21 #9

There is no "post below". Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 21 #16

Link or slink. TIA demmiblue Sep 21 #2

Reliable information or it's not true. dhol82 Sep 21 #3

See my post below. MLAA Sep 21 #8

Twice you've posted this now with no link. Arthur_Frain Sep 21 #4

Please see my post below. MLAA Sep 21 #10

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I'm a long time DUer and I heard him disagree with the host interviewing him (mostly praising him) when the host cited MLAA Sep 21 #7

We have a term for longtime DUers who disrrupt. Heidi Sep 21 #14

Ouch. A tad harsh to suggest I'm a sleeper without taking a glance at any of the 19,000 posts that have done nothing MLAA Sep 21 #19

Fucking idiot. Botany Sep 21 #36

I apologize for my rude comment to you. Heidi Monday #63

Thank you Heidi, I appreciate it. We all are on edge these days 🙂 MLAA Monday #68

JM is drinking too much of his own whiskey Captain Zero Monday #65

I bet you feel awful for saying that, now that's it's been proved he's a denier. muriel_volestrangler Sep 21 #56

You are right that it was a rude comment. I have apologized. (nt) Heidi Monday #64

Without having saw it oldmanlynn Sep 21 #60

No, he did not! sheshe2 Sep 21 #6

Please see my post below. MLAA Sep 21 #11

Still you never provided a link to prove you are right. Emile Sep 21 #12

Kindly relook at my updated response where I added another sentence. MLAA Sep 21 #13

I have, and still no proof. Emile Sep 21 #15

Sl8 found the clip. MLAA Sep 21 #18

and what did you learn by watching the clip? Emile Sep 21 #21

I learned that we disagree on what we saw. And we both have better things to do than continue this thread. MLAA Sep 21 #22

LOL Emile Sep 21 #24

Are you effin' kidding us? He ASSERTS that climate change is happening Heidi Sep 21 #26

Mellonkamp falls squarely into Category 2 of climate denialism NickB79 Sep 21 #40

Like fuck he does. He lies that "the core of the Earth gets hotter and it's been happening forever" muriel_volestrangler Sep 21 #57

Video clip of the interview: sl8 Sep 21 #17

Dang. That was disappointing from Mellencamp. Owl Sep 21 #20

I thought so also and it was awkward for the interviewer. MLAA Sep 21 #25

It was disappointing. Xavier Breath Sep 21 #38

He was just becoming big my last year or so in college and I too loved his music. MLAA Sep 21 #62

MMMMMMmmmmm, walks a thin line... Montauk6 Sep 21 #23

Oh, he did not. Heidi Sep 21 #27

He denied the reason, CivicGrief Sep 21 #29

That's not climate change denial. (nt) Heidi Sep 21 #30

The result is the same. CivicGrief Sep 21 #33

This thread isn't about the result. It's about an accusation of climate change denial. Heidi Sep 21 #35

Denial comes in many forms. CivicGrief Sep 21 #39

Primarily it comes in the form of actual denial, Heidi Sep 21 #43

Well, saying the earth has CivicGrief Sep 21 #45

denying that climate change is human driven - is absolutely denial and deflection stopdiggin Sep 21 #47

Climate scientists would define what he said as denial SamuelTheThird Monday #70

"Now let's talk about climate change. I don't know about that" NickB79 Sep 21 #37

But he doesn't deny it, does he? Heidi Sep 21 #41

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Cons like you are doctrinaire and unwilling to learn. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 21 #53

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Is that what your library research showed you? uppityperson Sep 21 #59

2+ 4+10 equals 16 GreenWave Sep 21 #28

Well, that's the consensus for many people that don't believe in science. walkingman Sep 21 #31

Surprised no one's posted anything about face eating cougars. sop Sep 21 #32

You mean displacedvermoter Sep 21 #51

Well. I saw it too, and he DEFINITELY denied climate change. Totally Tunsie Sep 21 #34

Thanks for agreeing with me!! geojazz Sep 21 #46

Neil Young has never waived from his convictions..that, we can count on 📎 Deuxcents Sep 21 #58

Mellencamp Is a Denier of Human-Induced Climate Change MrWowWow Sep 21 #42

CNN transcript Lulu KC Sep 21 #44

Anyone who thinks that's not climate denial needs to read that, and then inform themselves about climate denial muriel_volestrangler Sep 21 #55

⬆️⬆️ THIS ⬆️⬆️ Maru Kitteh Sep 21 #61

saying that, "But humans aren't necessarily causing it .. " - - is absolutley denial stopdiggin Sep 21 #48

I just wish celebrities would reduce their own carbon footprints by getting rid of their McMansions and private jets MichMan Sep 21 #49

What a fucking nitwit SamuelTheThird Sep 21 #50

George Carlin: "The planet is fine. The people are fucked. ... The planet isn't going anywhere, we are." * betsuni Monday #66

No one wants to hear virtually the same view Heidi Monday #67

Carlin's remark was stupid SamuelTheThird Monday #69