Posted on 09/30/2014 10:23:20 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
A professor is blaming climate change and overpopulation for the creation of the terrorist group ISIS.
Charles Strozier, Professor of History and the founding Director of the John Jay College Center on Terrorism and Kelly Berkell, research assistant at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, wrote a blog piece in the Huffington Post called “ How Climate Change Helped ISIS,” where they argue that a four-year drought in Syria, from 2006 through 2010, “devastated the livelihoods of 800,000 farmers and herders; and knocked two to three million people into extreme poverty.”
"If more Americans knew how glacial melt contributes to catastrophic weather in Afghanistan—potentially strengthening the Taliban and imperiling Afghan girls who want to attend school—would we drive more hybrids and use millions fewer plastic bags? How would elections and legislation be influenced?" Tweet This
“As the Obama administration undertakes a highly public, multilateral campaign to degrade and destroy the militant jihadists known as ISIS, ISIL and the Islamic State,” the two write, “many in the West remain unaware that climate played a significant role in the rise of Syria's extremists.”
“Many became climate refugees,” Strozier and Berkell write.
The pair offer a call to action for Americans to consider the link between melting glaciers and a stronger Taliban.
“If more Americans knew how glacial melt contributes to catastrophic weather in Afghanistan—potentially strengthening the Taliban and imperiling Afghan girls who want to attend school—would we drive more hybrids and use millions fewer plastic bags? How would elections and legislation be influenced?” they write.
“While ISIS threatens brutal violence against all who dissent from its harsh ideology, climate change menaces communities (less maliciously) with increasingly extreme weather.”
Neither Strozier or Berkell are climate scientists according to an article in Climate Depot. Strozier is a practicing psychoanalyst in New York City and Berkell has a history of securities and corporate litigation.
Hahahahaha!! What an ass.
I don’t pity this guy in the least...
Bin Laden was a billionaire.
Arafat was a billionaire.
Poverty isn’t what drives Islamic terrorism.
“many in the West remain unaware that climate played a significant role in the rise of Syria’s extremists.”
That’s IT! Global Warming IS Gay!
/s
I feel sorry for John Jay.
Shouldn’t this be labeled as satire?...
*The stupid is strong with that one.*
Someone said to him, “May the farce be with you.” and it stuck.
How does a guy with an IQ in the single digits get to be a professor?!?!?!?
I heard of crazy theories about what global climate change causes, but the rise of ISIS is the craziest.
That'll only work if you use the Prius to run over some of them.
Earth-friendly energy is anything but
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What world these far left academes live in..
No, what if they see you coming in your Prius and laugh themselves to death?
If more Americans knew how glacial melt contributes to catastrophic weather in Afghanistan
Why does this moron have a job?? Last time I checked Glacier’s were GROWING ! and Fast.
LOL! :-)
I just got back. I bought two.
Slacker!
Looks like you may be part of the problem!
The Frost Giants have all died, so the Vikings are all becoming Muslims.
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