First off sorry for the delay in posting - it was a crazy couple weeks at work. Anyway, I was traveling a lot... Somewhere between Indiana and Charlotte I was in a store at the airport and saw the following Newsweek Cover:
(note: if you can't read the asterisk it says: "Or so claim the well-funded naysayers who still reject the overwhelming evidence of climate change. Inside the denial machine.")
Now I have to say - this is awesome. Awesome why? Because its one of the best BS pitches to the mass and mindless audiences I've ever seen. I mean hall of fame good. The more exciting important thing though, in a perverse way, is that it suggests to me that I am on to something. I mean anyone with half a neuron invested in the global warming discussion knows that this is at least a debatable topic. Even the people out there pitching it say "look, its happening, and even if its not 100% fact right now we should invest ahead of the curve because once we know for sure it'll be too late". But there's Newsweek, all shiny and new, speaking to an audience of 3.2 million a week (and declining no doubt) pitching that the informed view is that there's a conspiracy afoot and that anyone questioning the mainstream is either on the payroll or brainwashed by those that are (i.e. me - but which one am I???!!!!!).
As usual, the article strated with the consensus science of the IPCC (see the full Newsweek article here by the way). Pity they decided not to quote all those scientists that were either elbowed out of the panel or left because they felt they were being railroaded (just ask Chris Landsea - I STRONGLY encourage you all to read his letter of resignation from the IPCC and his stated reasons by clicking HERE).
Have a great week - watch out for the brainwashing. Also watch out for that guy from Dangerous Confressions.
(note: if you can't read the asterisk it says: "Or so claim the well-funded naysayers who still reject the overwhelming evidence of climate change. Inside the denial machine.")Now I have to say - this is awesome. Awesome why? Because its one of the best BS pitches to the mass and mindless audiences I've ever seen. I mean hall of fame good. The more exciting important thing though, in a perverse way, is that it suggests to me that I am on to something. I mean anyone with half a neuron invested in the global warming discussion knows that this is at least a debatable topic. Even the people out there pitching it say "look, its happening, and even if its not 100% fact right now we should invest ahead of the curve because once we know for sure it'll be too late". But there's Newsweek, all shiny and new, speaking to an audience of 3.2 million a week (and declining no doubt) pitching that the informed view is that there's a conspiracy afoot and that anyone questioning the mainstream is either on the payroll or brainwashed by those that are (i.e. me - but which one am I???!!!!!).
As usual, the article strated with the consensus science of the IPCC (see the full Newsweek article here by the way). Pity they decided not to quote all those scientists that were either elbowed out of the panel or left because they felt they were being railroaded (just ask Chris Landsea - I STRONGLY encourage you all to read his letter of resignation from the IPCC and his stated reasons by clicking HERE).
Have a great week - watch out for the brainwashing. Also watch out for that guy from Dangerous Confressions.
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Good post.
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