The Global Warming “debate”

Or Moosehammer Hears A Who (as I like to call it)

How is global warming now acceptable as truth, after eight years of it being scoffed at? Is it because BushCo is done making money off destroying the environment? Or maybe it’s just the influence of incoming Democrats and THEIR media machine. Either way, I’m glad someone, somewhere is disputing the ignorance we’ve endured over the last eight years.

Ok, so now let’s talk about Al Gore. You can’t argue about global warming without someone bringing up Al Gore. Remember this is the same guy that’s married to Tipper Gore (the founder of the PMRC). In case you don’t remember, the PMRC (Parent’s Music Resource Center) was the organization that blamed everything bad in the world on heavy metal and rap music back in the 1980’s. So here’s a guy that not only wants to relieve Americans of their guns, he also is married to someone who has viciously tried to control what music could be produced in America. You can tell I’m not a real big fan of this dynamic duo. While I personally don’t care much for Al Gore, I’m glad he made An Inconvenient Truth. I don’t know WHY he did it. But I’m glad he did. I’m sure there was some sort of personal gain attained from producing it. Maybe there’s some plan in the works to link hip-hop with global warming. Who knows? An Inconvenient Truth was a good way to get the basics of global warming out to a large-scale audience though and I’m glad someone did it. Unfortunately, too many people discredit it because they associate it with good ole Happy Al. This means most conservative Republicans feel they have to make themselves disagree with it, even if it makes sense. I can understand this. It was hard enough for me to endure Al through the whole thing.

Many Neo-conservative and fundamentalist Christians use the bible as an excuse to rape the planet. Global warming is not a concern for these people. They always say, “God says to go forth and be fruitful and use all the plants and animals as you see fit”. I don’t think God meant, “Go forth and destroy my wonderful creation and expect me to deliver you to heaven with a glorious rapture once you make it into a total shit hole”. I personally view destroying the environment out of personal greed as blasphemy against God’s creation. Wouldn’t it only be logical to assume that if God created it, and you destroyed it, you would be being a total dick toward God? Luckily, many churches are now espousing a more realistic view of caring for the environment and being caretakers of God’s creation. These people are awesome and I look forward to seeing them gain more influence in the Christian community.

But what about all scientist who have disagreed with global warming? Yeah, I’ve heard this one too. There are supposedly all these scientists and experts who say the whole thing is a big sham. Supposedly even the big guy at The Weather Channel has said global warming is unsubstantiated. Well, evidently they’re either bought off, not very intelligent, or some combination of both. The majority of scientists across the world agree that global warming is real and is also manmade. I’ll get to you “earth’s natural cycle” fans in a minute. There are very few scientists who “believe” it is unfounded. And most of them aren’t even experienced in climate studies or even ecology for that matter. One of these guys is even a dentist. Unfortunately, these guys are the ones that have been given airtime on the major networks over the last eight years. I’m kinda surprised they don’t have a special shuttle bus that runs directly from Kooky Krazee Scientist Land directly to the Fox News studios. Or maybe they do and it’s just located secretly below ground as part of the Homeland Security network. Hmmmm….. Ok, the tinfoil hat is off now. I promise. Anyway, my point is, you can purchase scientific opinions on just about anything, but you generally can’t purchase the opinions of most of the scientists in the world, so there!

Now for the “global warming is a natural cycle of the earth, like many previous temperature fluctuations, so it’s definitely not man-made, so we should just quit worrying about it” people. These are my favorite type of people because they are the stupidest (and usually loudest) people you will ever meet. Unfortunately, no amount of logic will sway these folks in their opinions. They are steadfastly stubborn to the bitter end.

So here’s my rebuttal to the “natural cycle” crowd. Accurate measurements show that this is definitely not a natural cycle. The uphill spike in temperature is too sharp and quick. Natural cycles of a planet don’t take place within a hundred years. They take much longer. But just for argument’s sake, let say for a moment that it is just another natural cycle and mankind has nothing to do with it. YOU’LL STILL FUCKING DIE FROM IT YOU STUPID FUCK!

So are we all supposed to just give up? Did mankind see the Ice Age kick in and just say, “Screw it man, we’re toast, I’m gonna go jump under a mammoth”? Hell no. They fought through it with every ounce of strength they had. And they even survived. So why don’t we do something about it now? If it’s not man-made, we still understand that Co2 and greenhouse gasses make the problem even worse. Why shouldn’t we try to find a cure for this “natural cycle”? I’ll tell you why. Because the people who spout off with this bit don’t give a damn about anything other than themselves. They don’t care about their kids or grandkids. They don’t care about poor people in other countries. If they did, they would actually want to do something to stop it. They just want to feel smart and ignore anything that doesn’t make them happy right now. Or maybe they’re just too weak-minded to cope with the reality that things are likely to become very shitty in the future.

My point is we can actually try to fight this thing if we can get our heads out of the sand. If we can put a man on the moon and an iphone in almost every pocket, we should be able to find a way to make this stuff chill out regardless of if it’s natural or man-made. So don’t give me this “natural cycle” crap. Volcanoes are a “natural cycle” too and they’ll kill your damn ass. You don’t see anyone shooting missiles at volcanoes do you? So why are we still shooting CO2 at the atmosphere?

So in closing, I’d like to say, whether you agree with me or not, please take the time to stop and look at the facts. Go talk to your local college and talk to an ecologist. Find out what they think. Don’t trust corporate “scientists” on CNN or Fox News. And definitely don’t trust the “scientists” who make a circuit doing presentations at churches all across the country. Anyone, whose scientific opinion is purchased or influenced by religious or political ties, cannot be fully trusted. This includes Happy Al. Go get your own answers. Just remember, what we do today will affect not only our futures, but also our children’s futures. You may be comfortable living in a total hell on earth when you’re seventy years old, but if you did nothing to stop it, don’t look to your grandkids to share any food or clean water with you when it happens.