It's stupid for people who don't have any first-hand knowledge of the science to argue as to whether it's valid or not. Worse still, even the science is politicized because scientists rely on public funding which flows more freely when the scientific results lead to desirable political outcomes. Since the concept of "man-made climate change" can so easily be used to shame rich nations into supporting poor nations, it is a highly desirable concept for socialists and for those who can get rich based on other people's self-loathing (e.g. Al Gore).
But I didn't mean to release all that above...it just naturally comes out when someone claims that "the debate is over." What I came here to say is this: if you climate-change alarmists actually wanted an effective way to get people on your side, you'd focus not on an unproven, impersonal, long-term thing such as catastrophic global warming (you hear me Ms. May?), but on things that hit people personally:
1) The cost of oil, which is only going up
2) The type of people who benefit from our high oil consumption (i.e., OPEC nations)
3) The actual pollutants that result from burning certain fossil fuels...like the sulphur and other crap coming out of coal
4) How our kids will afford to heat their houses and get around when oil is $1000/bbl
Your tactics are based on shaming people for their behaviour, when in reality people should be proud of all that western civilization has accomplished. If we weren't, what would motivate us to continue being productive...to continue working hard? To change behaviour, it is always better to incent change by making people think positively about what they're doing, rather than trying to make them feel bad about not doing what they're told (by holier-than-thou ...hypocrites... like Gore & Suzuki).
I've said it before, and here it is again: a person can be smart, but people as a group are really dumb ("K" taught me that). As a society, the politicians and the ruling elite (again, Gore) are like the parents who repeatedly tell us how to behave. Whether they're correct or not, the natural reaction to being ordered around is to rebel and tell the rulers to take a hike. It'll continue until you quit with the "the debate is over" crap, which is equivalent to the infamous line uttered by every parent: "because I say so."
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