Posted on 08/19/2007 9:57:03 AM PDT by claudiustg
It used to be said that there were two things you should not talk about at the dinner table religion and politics in order to avoid unpleasant disagreements.
To that we may now add global warming, a topic which certainly leads to hotter tempers if not always rising temperatures.
Last week, I wrote about Newsweeks recent cover story about global warming, and noted that it was more of an effort to belittle and besmirch critics of global warming dogma than a serious news story. Well, to be accurate, it was not even an unserious news story; it was commentary without an appropriate label.
Nonetheless, Newsweek speaks for a sizable population that is convinced we are going to roast like shrimp on a barbie unless we take drastic measures to change our way of life. I suppose their fear may explain why they are also so hostile, as terror often leads to hatred. As expected I heard from a couple of readers last week who told me I was either stupid or a corporate media lackey (and I thought all the corporate media lackeys worked for Newsweek!) because I had challenged the common wisdom on climate change.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailyinterlake.com ...
We should also put our heads together and figure out whether or not mankind really does control the destiny of planet earth, or whether we are its innocent victims just like the dinosaurs were.
Victims ... hmm. Dinosaurs were here for something like 165 million years, all told, I think. We've been here for a nano-fraction.
Basic References:
Lawrence Solomon's "The Deniers" (a series of articles on the view of scientists who have been labelled "Global Warming Deniers"):
Other References:
LOL...Love the “roasting like shrimp” analogy.
I also read the Newsweek cover story by Sharon Begley. Her attempt to mislead is revealed by her reference to "naysayers who still reject the overwhelming evidence of climate change". The naysayers do not reject the evidence of climate change. The sound scientific evidence required for a true consensus is lacking.
Unfortunately, for this nation and the world, there are enough fools who will accept her little tryst with Al Gore from 1979 to 2005 as evidence indeed. The article is a sad commentary on how uneducated and how willing to remain uneducated Sharon Begley is. Perhaps even sadder, she is not alone.
No need. GW is politics. That's all it is.
from another poster “justdoitalways” yesterday
see post #12
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Here’s a good one for you.
Global warming is a scam. It helps selected people to make lots of money and gain power.
Click onto the global warming link on the left side of page.
Just like Islam and, ultimately, just as dangerous.
The August 20 issue of Newsweek contained an article by Robert Samuelson, "Greenhouse Simplicities", that slammed Begley's article as "a highly contrived story". One Newsweek writer slams another. Weird.
Global warming is a religious cult whose adherents fanatically hold to their dogma regardless of scientific evidence or serious skepticism about their theories.
Bump
" Global warming hysteria roughly translates as medicine men pointing at the blackened sun and screaming about how the gods are angry."
Covered in the last 12 posts, and re-posts of the original
What amazes me is that many of the same people who believe we are responsible for GW are the same ones who believe we did not really land men on the moon. It seems as though for every question there is an answer rooted in a well-funded conspiracy.
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