The economic insanity of global warming alarmists
10/7/2009 - 5:56am
The International Energy Agency is reporting a "surprising" and "significant" decline in worldwide CO2 emissions in 2009, versus 2008. The reason, of course, is the deep worldwide recession which has wiped trillions of dollars out of the planet's wealth.
Now just think about the insane response of the world-government alarmists whose true goal is to regulate everything under the sun: The IEA's chief economist said that the drop was "a unique window of opportunity" to reach an agreement at the upcoming Copenhagen climate change talks, namely an agreement to limit CO2 emissions.
In other words, the IEA's Algore acolytes are hoping that our government and others cement in place, through regulation, the economic destruction that has just occurred. And what else would you expect from a supra-national agency? It could only be to their benefit, in terms of increased power and increased budget, if nations were economically suicidal enough to do what they suggest. And sadly, it appears the leaders of many nations, including our own economoron Barack Hussein Obama may be ready to do just that.
Let's put it another way: Imagine you had a child who was likely to grow to be 6 feet tall, and one day he broke his leg in an accident. The doctor could set the bone it the usual way, following which your child would reach his full potential height, even if it took a few months longer than it might have. Imagine your response if the doctor suggested that he reset the bone in a way that would mean your child would only grow to be 5'8" tall because then your child probably wouldn't need to eat as much food and, really, how important could it be if he were able to play on his high school basketball team anyway? This is the sort of thinking we get from the IEA, Algore, Barack Obama, and the author every single piece of "climate" legislation.
Actually, the legislation is even worse than this example because even supporters of cap-and-trade and similar measures don't claim that they will have substantial impact on the climate; they'll just have enormous costs.
It should seem obvious that if a terrible economy results in low CO2 emissions, then enforcing low CO2 emissions means a terrible economy. Reminds me of a basic mathematical theorem that you might have learned in 6th grade. Unfortunately, for the One World Government types and our nearly insane "science" advisors to our clueless president, a bad economy is just another great opportunity, another crisis not to let go to waste.
It's time for citizens to stand up against this madness. If you are represented by a Senator who seems inclined to support so-called "climate change" legislation, let him (or her) know that you will go out of your way to support a political challenger if the Senator votes the wrong way, namely if he votes to kneecap our economy so that our children stand a real chance of being the first generation in American history with a lower quality of life than their parents.
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Text book example of logical fallacy
"It should seem obvious that if a terrible economy results in low CO2 emissions, then enforcing low CO2 emissions means a terrible economy. Reminds me of a basic mathematical theorem that you might have learned in 6th grade."
The simplicity of logical fallacies tend to appeal to inner-6th- grader in all of us, which makes them such tempting short-cuts for both lazy writers and gullible readers.
Kaminsky pitches the classic 'affirming the consequence' formal fallacy which necessarily produces an invalid conclusion. In general terms:
1. If P, then Q occurs
2. Q
3. Therefore, P occurs
where (P = terrible economy) and (Q = low CO2 emissions).
In this case, it may be true that a (1) terrible economy results in low CO2 emissions. However it does not logically follow that the (2) low CO2 emissions will (3) result in a terrible economy.
Before acting on Kaminsky's suggestion to call your Senator, I suggest locating a logically valid argument against cap-and-trade, etc. Though if your Senator has the analytical range of a 6th grader, Kaminsky's argument may be sufficient.
P's and Q's.
And what about kaminsky's "analytical range"? Might he be sniffing his own "emissions" whereby a logically valid argument against cap and trade is not possible for kaminsky wallowing in his deranged "buzz".
"5-o'clock Charlie" from old M.A.S.H. episode
Hard to say w/r/t whether Kaminsky believes the stuff he writes or not, but his earnest tenacity despite his predictabily consistent, ineffective arguments does have some absurd entertainment value. I think of the M.A.S.H. episode where Hawkeye and Trapper John (or was it Honeycutt by then?) sit in law chairs each afternoon to watch '5-o'clock Charlie' fly over in his outdated prop plane and dramatically try to drop a single tiny bomb onto an ammo dump. The fact that he shows up at the same time each day, always misses by a long-shot, but always tries again the next day was considered an enjoyable diversion rather than a legitimate military threat (if I recall, it was only Frank Burns who took him seriously).
Kaminsky is tenacious and seems sincere/genuine in wanting to explain his quasi-libertarian-ish anti-Obama ideology, but I keep waiting for a coherent, well-supported argument from him rather than the feeble agit-prop that he predictably and consistently lobs onto the Denver Post website...which, as in the case of this column (and the spirit of '5-o'clock Charlie') never fails to miss his mark, in an amusing and almost endearing ritual.
Right on the money SD.
"Frank Burns". The perfect metaphor to define the absurdity of the GOP, their media reps, and of course the endearing but delusional rituals of kaminsky and his "gullible" following.
Stand up by golly.
He's "mad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore". The blowhard economoron ross kaminsky, victim of a childhood accident and a broken leg thats left him "kneecapped" at 5'4" says, Obama is plotting the economic destruction of the world.
I'm calling my senator right now. Imagine! Trillions of dollars wiped out by Obama's Czarists. Wretched I say. Call your congressman, your senator, God if need be.
Thats why we need health care reform to save poor unfortunates like kaminsky now living his life as a "midget" because of some bumbling doctor who claimed it wasn't really important if little ross couldn't play basketball, or not?
Cap and Trade. "The horror. The horror".