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Congressional Testimony: A Surprising Consensus On Climate
Lasrick writes: Many legislators regularly deny that there is a scientific consensus, or even broad scientific support, for government action to address climate change. Researchers recently assessed the content of congressional testimony related to either global warming or climate change from 1969 to 2007. For each piece of testimony, they recorded several characteristics about how the testimony discussed climate. For instance, noting whether the testimony indicated that global warming or climate change was happening and whether any climate change was attributable (in part) to anthropogenic sources. The results: Testimony to Congress—even under Republican reign—reflects the scientific consensus that humans are changing our planet's climate.
Let's see, we have a congressional hearing on whether or not there should be more government to regulate our lives. What do we get? SURPRISE! A large number of people called before congress say we need more government.
I've come across these kind of people before, and I've seen them called "watermelons". Why are they called that? Because they are green environmentalists on the outside but red communists on the inside. These people want more government and will use any excuse to get it. Right now the popular reason is the environment.
I'm not saying we should be allowed to pollute as we wish. I say that even if we had half of the government we have now we'd still have clean water, fresh air, clear skies, safe and nutritious food, and warm houses. How can I say that? Because generally people aren't dicks to their neighbors and tend to care about their children growing up to have children of their own. There are ways to deal with the outliers that don't require the government telling me what kind of light bulbs I can use.
I am armed because I am free. I am free because I am armed.
In the 1970s many believed the opposite of global warming...
CIA report on global cooling:
http://www.climatemonitor.it/w...
I realize many of you were not around during this time, the link below shows many articles and videos that came out during that time:
https://stevengoddard.wordpres...
They were wrong then, and I believe they are wrong now... Or perhaps intentionally misleading everyone...
In the search for power, leaders must find a hook to entice people to give up their rights, property and freedoms.
I know... Godwin's Law, so before anybody dismisses the following line, think about it...
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” Joseph Goebbels