Friday, April 4, 2008

Global Warming Hoax

It might be one of the best money making scheme that we have seen in decades. Global warming... save the planet... buy my light bulbs, hybrid car, Eco-friendly dish washing detergent... you get the picture, you've seen the adds. And you will see more of them. Al Gore is starting a new campaign involving HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to raise awareness about climate change (because it isn't enough to teach it to your kids in school).

Of course if he really wanted to do something good with the money there are several REAL charities that could benefit. But who cares about starving AIDS orphans in Africa that might die next week when there is a looming crisis (that is perpetually 30... 40... 50 years away).

Anyway, as you are deluged with stories about polar bears dying and ice caps melting, just keep this story in mind and ask yourself what this is really all about.

Quite simply it's about $. Al Gore is one of the founders of leading supplier of "carbon credits". Which really cracks me up when he says he is "carbon neutral" because he offsets his emissions with these credits. Of course, he buys the credits from HIS company. Hmmm... interesting.

It's also about fear. It goes back to the idea that if you can convince people that #1 they are miserable OR there is a looming catastrophe... then #2 you give them a source for the misery OR a cause for the catastrophe... then #3 you can present yourself or your idea as the thing to save people from their misery/catastrophe. The end result is control, regulation, less liberty, less freedom... more power to the government.

Saul Alinksi would be so proud.

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