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March 14, 2007
Gore Admits to "Over" Representation
o there's proof that Al Gore is consciously over-representing the threat of human-caused global warming in this interview from last May. Here's the relevant Q&A:
Q: There's a lot of debate right now over the best way to communicate about global warming and get people motivated. Do you scare people or give them hope? What's the right mix?A: I think the answer to that depends on where your audience's head is. In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a bubble of unreality. And the Category 5 denial is an enormous obstacle to any discussion of solutions. Nobody is interested in solutions if they don't think there's a problem. Given that starting point, I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it is, as a predicate for opening up the audience to listen to what the solutions are, and how hopeful it is that we are going to solve this crisis.
Thanks for admitting to being a scaremonger, Al. I have my problems with Republicans, but my biggest problem with Democrats of the "Progressive" stripe is their innate willingness to deliver the Big Lie to achieve their political goals. They like to accuse Republicans of Big Lies all the time, by in my experience that is mostly projection. Unfortunately, Republicans are more and more buying in to the Left's methods and giving in to their hyped-up fake moral stances. It's sad to see.
H/T to James Taranto.
Posted by witnit at March 14, 2007 11:20 AM
Comments
No problem there. Gore will simply purchase some Bullshit Offsets.
Posted by: Jim - PRS at March 18, 2007 12:37 AM
