Fools to the Left, Cowards to the Right
When a hysterical meme gets rolling, the weak minded and the gullible are swept up in its path. History is full of examples. Here’s another one.
Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.), once a skeptic of global warming, got a hint that the political winds might be shifting when a longtime supporter warned that he might vote against Inglis if he “didn’t clean up his act on the environment.”
The warning came from Inglis’ eldest son, Robert Jr., now 22.
His daughter was no less blunt about the congressman’s refusal to embrace the view that global warming was being caused by human actions and that a serious response is needed. “I have three more kids coming up — and they seem to share the same view,” Inglis said.
Family pressure worked. Inglis traveled to Antarctica and, most recently, to Greenland to witness the effects of rising CO2 levels and temperatures. He now believes the science behind global warming. And he believes the politics are equally conclusive: Republicans will “get hammered” if they do not reckon with the issue soon.
First of all, if young people believe something to be true, that’s a sure sign its bogus. Simply because the young are the easiest people to con. They are more emotional and their critical facilities aren’t as well formed. This is why political hacks like Gore go for a young audience. Indoctrination works best on fresh minds.
Republicans are notorious for backing down on things. They’ve strayed so far from their principals over the years, it wouldn’t surprise me if they jumped on the GW bandwagon, even though its on fire and heading for a cliff. The Dems love GW because they love emotional arguments that seem to b about doing something good, even though its almost always an empty gesture or a road to hell paved with good intentions.
Most of the global warming argument is based on logical fallacies and discredited theories. The balance is made up of computer models, which is worthless, since GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out) is a fact any programmer can tell you about (and I’m a programmer. Hello).
The GW hysterics have run a good con. But like any con it will fall apart in time. The question is, how much damage will be done in the process and how many people will be fleeced?
“First of all, if young people believe something to be true, that’s a sure sign its bogus.”
Nope, sorry leftist trolls, but I’m with him on this one. Think Santa, Easter Bunny, Jesus and you’ll see he does have a point. When I was a young people, I’m sure everything I believed was bogus.
Posted by on 11/11 at 04:14 PMBTW, chapeau! “professional writer of 20 years experience” and “...I’m a programmer. Hello”. I wish I were you!
I’ve just added you to my favorites.
Posted by on 11/11 at 04:17 PM
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