We agree that being an alarmist is embarrassing.
Alarmist Andrew Freedman writes at ClimateCentral.org:
…As much as I hate to admit, sometimes it’s simply easier to dodge a question about what I do for a living — or flat out lie — than to endure another heated argument.
I’m sure my wariness is shared by many fellow climate researchers and communicators. We share a bond with others whose work is controversial or unpopular — like personal injury attorneys, Goldman Sachs executives, and, judging from recent approval ratings, any member of Congress — and those who truly need a cover story, like CIA operatives.
So as a service to fellow climate professionals, here’s a ready-made list of the Top 5 socially acceptable — and conversation enabling — professions to fall back on in case you’re on a plane or at a cocktail party and are aiming for pleasant banter with strangers rather than a heated conversation about global warming…
Yeah; I wonder if Germain concentration camp gaurds during WW-II had similar issues (and stock professions to tell others about when asked “what do you do for a living?”). I can see the funny little article in the Berlin Press now as busy little brainwashed Germains hurried about their day as good little soldiers for the Great Cause….lol!
The Climate KoolAid Club advocates are now about as popular as harpooners on whaling ships!