Posted on 04/04/2016 9:02:12 AM PDT by Nachum
Beginning in 1478, the Spanish Inquisition systematically silenced any citizen who held views that did not align with the king’s. Using the powerful arm of the government, the grand inquisitor, Tomas de Torquemada, and his henchmen sought out all those who held religious, scientific, or moral views that conflicted with the monarch’s, punishing the “heretics” with jail sentences, property confiscation, fines, and in severe cases, torture, and execution.
One of the lasting results of the Spanish Inquisition was a stifling of speech, thought, and scientific debate throughout Spain. By treating one set of scientific views as absolute, infallible, and above critique, Spain silenced many brilliant individuals and stopped the development of new ideas and technological innovations. Spain became a scientific backwater.
As an old adage says, those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. So we now have a new inquisition underway in America in the 21st century—something that would have seemed unimaginable not too long ago.
Treating climate change as an absolute, unassailable fact, instead of what it is— an unproven, controversial scientific theory, a group of state attorneys general have announced that they will be targeting any companies that challenge the catastrophic climate change religion.
Speaking at a press conference on March 29, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said “The bottom line is simple: Climate change is real.” He went on to say that if companies are committing fraud by “lying” about the dangers of climate change, they will “pursue them to the fullest extent of the law.”
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Bold might be a better word than shrewd. The GOP has been mostly silent on this, a sign of real weakness. I don't blame the Dem AGs for pushing this garbage since they know they have no opposition from the supposed opposition party. And, Obama has had time to pack the courts with his minions (once again, due to a weak GOP mostly refusing to throw up some roadblocks), so there is a chance of some success here. This is what happens when you have people like the Bushes and Romneys at the top of the party - elistist twits that don't know how to fight.
I’m talking about the willingness to get where you want to be step by step. That’s shrewdness.
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