Astrodust said:
There is no common view when it comes to global warming. It's not an issue like cigarettes cause cancer. The problem is that people are not educated on the issues and form oppinions. |
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations"
"While individual scientists have voiced disagreement with some findings of the IPCC,[8] the overwhelming majority of scientists working on climate change agree with the IPCC's main conclusions"
There is a goddamned concensus on the matter. Anyone who says otherwise is an idiot or a liar, and anyone who rejects the idea outright is worse. Global Warming IS real and we DO have to fight it. People didn't think CFCs were destroying the environment in the 70s and, lo and behold, yes they were. It took until the 80's had almost ended to fix the problem, and the ozone layer is not expected to recover for an additional 35-85 years because of our innaction. Once again we are faced with a real threat, and it's time we enacted policy that will curb this threat and protect all of humanity from self distruction.
And if you think I'm a liar, tell me why the Pentagon agrees with me.
Really, why has the Pentagon created (but not published, in spite of leaks) documents that state that global climate change is happening, that it is human caused, and that it is the greatest threat to national security? And, moreso, why are they doing this in regards to a situation that certain people wish weren't true?
It's because global warming is real, and it is a much more real threat to our nation than any terrorist other than the fear mongers in the Bush administration. And perhaps even more of a threat than those constitution defiling scumbags.
Yes, even the Pentagon says that global warming is not only a real threat to our nation, but also a clear and imminent danger. And it should be treated like one. Stomped out of existence, left only as a memory of how the government improved our lives. Yet no one who has the power to do anything about it comes with the requisite balls to use that power for the good of all men. Because people are stupid, and can be convinced that anything is a lie, be it moon landings or global warming. All they have to do is want to believe, and a liar like our President can convince them that they were right when the evidence UNEQUIVICABLY* states otherwise.
*Note: This is the word of the international science community. They have said that human-influenced climate change is as real as the keyboard I'm pounding on now and the food you will eat at your next meal. Let us hope it is not your last.
You do not have the right to never be offended.
