Now, in the dawn of the 2nd millenium, the Church of Environmentalism is trying to return Man to darkness, for the very same reason as before... control by fear and ignorance.
In her most famous novel, Ayn Rand propheted, "Prometheus... changed his mind. After centuries of being torn by vultures in payment for having brought to men the fire of the gods, he broke his chains—and he withdrew his fire—until the day when men withdraw their vultures.
In the twighlight of Western Civilization, as Men of the mind are made to withdraw, the vultures can be seen on the dark fringe of the opposite horizon...
... swarming!
Maybe they will reduce their taxes since they are saving money on their electric bill.
NAAAAHHHH.
GW Ping!
Symbolism over substance, always a favorite.
Maybe we should all hold hands and sing "We are the World".
Metaphors look different from different geography. While we have 12 hours of sunlight, as does nearly the whole planet this time of year, twilight at 64 north goes on a long time. In fact it doesn't get black dark at all anymore. It's not brilliant light, but it goes on and on and on.
In the Middle Ages, the Medeival or Dark Ages as it was called, from the 5th Century to the 16th Centuray, the Roman Catholic Church ushered control of vast populations of Men by manipulating the darkness of their ignorance and fear.
Shutting off the lights, as an economy measure, would briefly make sense.
But there is a reason that humanity has turned to having more and more light in and around their habitations and workplaces since it has become relatively cheap and easy to install lighting. For one thing, it is safer when traveling about after dark, to have more guidance for your path, than a hand-carried light and night-sky illumination. Danger lurks in shadows, and light flushes it out. Also, night-time made bright tends to keep people more active, and while more active, more productive.
All this may be at the expense of the peace of one's soul, of course. Man is MEANT to sleep eight or so hours out of the twenty-four each day, and to deliberately operate at a continuous sleep deficit takes a toll physically and mentally.
So with the lights shut off, are the people of Sydney getting more sleep?
...Roman Catholic Church ushered control of vast populations of Men by manipulating the darkness of their ignorance and fear.
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You, however, apparently live in the darkness of ignorance and bigotry.
Why not dim the skyline for six months or even for a year? If global warming is such a threat, a year of no electicity seems a small price to pay, no?
Do all those lights in the first picture stay on all night, or 24 hours straight through?
Hmmm. I just noticed I left my porch light on last night. Maybe I'll go turn it off. maybe after a nap...;'}
Sydney Dhimmis Skyline to Shed Light on Global Warming Diversion
We had enough blackouts in WW2, thank you.
The article is unclear - Are they trying to register their concerns about the global warming problem on Mars? Turning off the lights could be a signal to the Martians to stop driving SUVs? How will we fix the Mars warming problem?... what a dilemma!
My Granddaddy would say, were he alive, "About as useful as teats on a boar hog."
That had to cost some overtime, and those workers had to emit CO2 to drive in and flip the switches.
At the same time I turned on extra lights as a salute to Al Gore and his well lit mansion.
If they turn off too many lights, they will turn on the crime rate.
I guess it's the thought that counts.