Don't Ruin Economy Over Tiny Temp Rise

by Mark Steyn - February 11th, 2007 - Chicago Sun-Times

. . . . Ellen Goodman: "I would like to say we're at a point where global warming is impossible to deny. Let's just say that global warming deniers are now on a par with Holocaust deniers, though one denies the past and the other denies the present and future."

That would be yours truly: the climate holocaust denier. I wrote last week about "global warming," or "cooling," or "climate change," or (the latest term) "climate disruption" -- for those parts of the world where the climate isn't really changing but you get an occasional blip: a warm day in winter or a flurry of snow in late April, or (for British readers) a summer's day where it rockets up to 58 and cloudy instead of being 54 and drizzling.

As Steyn tries to wade through the complex science of this phenomenon, he keeps asking his readers not to give up and go read something lighter. That of course is the problem. Those who insist global warming is critical don't ever try and discuss the complex issue. What they do is repeat the big lie that man is causing global warming and insult those who disagree. A nice simple harangue of the evil opponents of their campaign to take over our economy is easy and not complex. Trust us is the mantra.

It is important to note however, the supporters of the premise "evil man is the cause of global warming" are also advocates of the premise "evil free enterprise advocates are the reason you are not as well off as they are". You see, they are socialists.

As a result, they get angry when you do anything rationale, like review their history of accusations and ask if any have come true. Two points that I keep making need to be kept in mind. First, ice on Mars is melting indicating that it is experiencing warmer temperatures on the same order as Earth. Second, less than 30 years ago these same people were predicting "a new man caused ice age". The evidence of the new "ice age" was a small blip down in temperatures. However then, as now, it was immediately considered man caused and the solution proposed was to turn over control of the economy to the socialists so they could fix the problem. Evidence of equal warming on Mars is ignored today since it conflicts with the premise that man is the cause of "global warming". If you don't want to ignore this evidence you are the equivalent of a "holocaust denier".

There actually are two questions not resolved. Is global warming a problem? Is man causing any of it?

With that as background it becomes easier to wonder how anyone can believe the people who insist "global warming is being caused by man and we need to turn over control of our economy to socialists right now if we are to survive"?

My take? You cannot trust socialists. Don't believe them.