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What is the "I'm an empath" card?

Are there people who try to make out like they're Deanna Troi style empaths?

Or do you just mean people who claim to have particularly strong empathy / be particularly empathetic?

As an aside, emphasize isn't related to empathy, and I didn't think empathize is a word, although my spell-check apparently thinks it is?

Exactly. The whole "just debating" thing is a load of wank. It's just a way to frame manipulative ideological recruitment.

Why was he going to universities to "just debate" ? Obviously, the purpose was to recruit supporters for his kooky agenda.

Obviously, there isn't enough vegetable oil to run every tractor and every truck.

In Australia, bio diesel is subsidised in the same way regular diesel is.

Even if that were true they're not presently in common use. Agriculture presently runs on diesel.

I just posted this in response to another idiot, but it works here too:

I'm not sure that's true.

The supply chain for food is heavily dependent on diesel. All machinery on farms is diesel, and the trucks that move the food to silos then mills then factories and then shops are all diesel.

Presently there's no real substitute for that machinery. Sure it might be technically possible to construct an electric tractor or truck but it's not economically viable at this time.

The subsidies don't really serve to make fossil fuels continue to be viable, it's more like a measure to avoid sudden inflation due to fluctuations in the price of diesel.

I'm not sure that's true.

The supply chain for food is heavily dependent on diesel. All machinery on farms is diesel, and the trucks that move the food to silos then mills then factories and then shops are all diesel.

Presently there's no real substitute for that machinery. Sure it might be technically possible to construct an electric tractor or truck but it's not economically viable at this time.

The subsidies don't really serve to make fossil fuels continue to be viable, it's more like a measure to avoid sudden inflation due to fluctuations in the price of diesel.

Political violence is always the last, worst option. Sometimes it's the only option but that wasn't the case here.

Kirk was a pretty awful person, who profited from spreading hatred. He didn't just have an opinion, he had an agenda.

This is straight from the Pseudo Scientist playbook, well established Graham Hancock shtick.

The Experts claim to have an answer to every question

That's not my experience at all. "The Experts" are extraordinarily cautious to make assertions even when they're well supported. They talk about "models" and are happy to revise and update their positions when contrary evidence emerges.

Pseudo scientists have answers for everything.

I hear you.

I'd never really encountered the nutty parts of progressive politics until coming to Lemmy. Often times you don't need to say something conservative, but merely say something that challenges a poorly conceived thought bubble and you get piled on.

There's a really strong sense of idealism here. A lot of users deal in absolutes and don't seem able to engage with the nuance of life.

People don't, but companies do.

Company A might get a contract to do whatever thing for Company B and the contract says "all equipment brought on site by your team must be this or that or whatever IP Rating".

It's an insurance / liability thing.

Who cares what this asshole thinks. He's an actor.