Lots of feedback poured in on the global warming expose I re-posted over the weekend. It's a phenomenal expose on the climate change that was aired on the BBC a couple of years back. I urge you to share it with as many people who will listen. William Gairdner has a good essay on the subject that covers much of the same ground. [Thanks to Richard for the tip.]
You may have noticed, they've changed the name to climate change. That's marketing. Climate changes constantly, and is irrefutable. What they don't tell you is that it's natural. I continue to call it global warming because it helps point out that their premise is flawed or fictional.
Liberals are great at using words. Better than conservatives. Pro-choice sounds better than pro-abortion for example. Their better use of the language of marketing puts them at a debate advantage when we allow them to get away with it. We need to call them on it because it helps our case when we identify these tricks for what they are.
The demands to fight global warming have 'snowballed' over the last decade, with the charge being led by the likes of Al Gore. And with that, rationalism, and principled debate on the facts have been screamed off the table. If you disagree you are an Earth heretic, and we can't have those.
As Rush Limbaugh has noted, it's become akin to a religion. Belief is all-important. Dogma is present. Guilt is present. And disbelievers are shunned and/or shamed. So a bad religion, but much like a religion nonetheless.
I'd like to add the following additional documentary coverage to the debate as well. These are from my native Canada, and the normally very liberal CBC. Hey, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
