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Originally Posted by troutman
If a celebrity (like Neil Young or Al Gore) influences hundreds or thousands of people to reduce their carbon footprint, they have had a net positive effect.
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I doubt it does, I think it makes the cause look ridiculous and dishonest and it becomes one that can be argued heavily against.
Neil Young was incredibly dishonest or ignorant, I can't decide which yet. And he made his side look stupid.
Just like with Al Gore.
People on the whole global warming side talk about arguing the pure science. Well if your celebrity super guest star can't do that then what the hell are we talking about here.
I more respect Alice Cooper who basically said if you listen to celebrities to gain your political views your an idiot.
Personally its like Bono standing on stage clapping and saying that everytime I clap my hands a child in Africa dies. I just wish he would stop clapping.
If I came onto this board and started spouting the line of BS that Neil Young did I would get gutted on this board. Shouldn't we hold anyone that's campaigning to the same basic expectation that you know what the hell your talking about?