Krugman Accuses Republicans Of 'A Form Of Treason'

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Remember the good old days—when dissent was patriotic? Fuggedaboutit. Dissent isn't merely unpatriotic now. It's downright treasonous. Just ask Paul Krugman.

If, like virtually all House Republicans and a handful of Dems, you don't agree with the likes of Henry Waxman on the need to take radical measures on the climate, you're guilty of . . . "a form of treason." Treason against the planet, to be precise.

That was Krugman's formulation in his New York Times column of today, Betraying The Planet.

Krugman has obviously drunk deep from the carafe of Al Gore Kool-Aid, writing:

[Alex Murphy]

If, like virtually all House Republicans and a handful of Dems, you don't agree with the likes of Henry Waxman on the need to take radical measures on the climate, you're guilty of . . . "a form of treason." Treason against the planet, to be precise.

Then let the planet prosecute!

[corvus]

Give a clown a Nobel, and he thinks he’s Arafat.

[Fred]

Krugman will not be happy until we all give 90% of everything we earn to the federal government, live in big cities, walk or ride a bike for transportation and never have another child ever again.....

[Maelstorm]

A traitor because you don’t trust the government to CAP CO2. Bring it Krugman we have the military on our side.

[SunkenCiv]

:’) No harm done.

[Ipberg]

What did some dictator say about the bigger the lie...?