AGW is a post-Religion Religious Movement to make people spiritually bereft find meaning in their lives. They find meaning by recycling, even when confronted with the fact that much of the recycling is worthless. They buy ****ty little cars because it makes them feel like they have done good for Mother Earth. Doesn't matter that their new little POS Car is more DANGEROUS to be in, they are saving the earth. They turn their AC up, and their heaters down. Never bothering to question why the likes of algore run their AC's down and Heaters up.
AGW on a science level is the gift that keeps on giving. Present a problem that will "Impact all of Man" sometime 20 years from now UNLESS WE ACT! You get Politicians jumping on it for political gain, and you the scientist get lots of money to both study the problem, find political solutions oh and... every now and then proclaim disaster looms 20 years from now. Been saying this **** since the late 80's.
In the book, written by the global think tank Club of Rome, called 'the first global revolution', the overall thesis is how : “The common enemy of humanity is man. In searching for a new enemy to unite us, we came up with the idea that pollution, the threat of global warming, water shortages, famine and the like would fit the bill. All these dangers are caused by human intervention, and it is only through changed attitudes and behavior that they can be overcome. The real enemy then, is humanity itself."
First I would note Al Gores membership in the club of rome (from around the time the kyoto accord was being discussed).
Second, if we do consider this 'environmentalist / green movement' as some 'neo religion', then it most certainly is not a religion based on morality, ethics, or any sort of love for the human race. Instead, this would be a religion of control freaks out to decide what is 'proper environmentalism' (whatever the term used is moot), if you drive a car that's not the ideal gas mileage of ANY car, you might as well be driving a tank.
It doesn't matter what 'reality' is, you try to bring up some REAL environmental disasters in the making, with hard documentation, and they don't wanna hear it, it's just human activity is bad, and you should be taxed for the privilege of your activities.
I'm going to continue this train of thought further down...
Ah! The dirty bedroom defence.
"But Muuuuum Billy doesn't have to clean HIS bedroom up so why should I?"
One word. Hypocrisy.
The crazed sex poodle (according to the rape allegations... which I would tend to believe since she had the dress with his ummm... DNA testable material) goes around telling the world how if we don't curb co2 usage drastically that the earth will heat up by 500 degrees a week untill the atmosphere burns away. The alternative is to sign on to a tax that will be used for his company on the promise that he'll 'offset'... in other words he's going to promise to plant a tree some day in some third world country.... with the BILLIONS Of dollars going through his companies.
This has been used before against Gore, but what's left out of that discussion is that they also pay additional premium for "green energy".
snopes.com: Al Gore's Energy Use
And the fact that his and his (now ex-)wife's offices and assistant's offices are located in the house. So, in reality, that home is a home + 2 places of business and they pay a green energy offset in the electric bill.
Al Gore Buys $8.9 Million Ocean-view Villa - Real Estate Channel Global News Center
He bought a new home on the beach... you can tell he's REAL concerned about climate change and rising sea levels.
I'll give you some room to point the finger of hypocrisy, but that finger shouldn't be as large as those pointed to ministers who should be preaching Christ's message of caring for the poor while walling themselves up in compounds.
Ya, most preachers have sold out 5-10 years ago... it's called the "clergy response teams",
Homeland Security Enlists Clergy to Quell Public Unrest if Martial Law Ever Declared - KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana | . So, this doesn't shock me as much as it might others... there are some good preachers I'm sure that keep true to the faith, but it's a bit of a sad state.
Oh, and the Bishop's house - if it's Catholic or Episcopal is actually owned by the Church as opposed to the individual, so that's also a little different.
Understand though, he still flies around in private jets, limo service, and all the amenities... The simple fact that if he REALLY was going to put his money where his mouth is, he would be living simply in spite of his wealth... 'for the earth'... but no, he's got a multi-million dollar beach house... while preaching that sea levels are going to rise 500 ft world wide every year untill the water puts out the sun.
(BTW, the absurdity is to point out the absurdity... not because I actually am thinking like that)
