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By Bob Carter, published 12/7/2007Consensus nonsensus! 'The Great Global Warming Swindle' is being shown on ABC TV tonight.
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The scientists can debate the factual differences in their dispassionately scientific way.
The politcal interests infuse the science with emotion and passion. Very usefel devices for conning the ballot box punters.
Once science becomes politicised it descends into the realm of vested interests and there's not much said by either side that can be taken with much more than a grain of salt.
The opposite ends of climate change debate are populated by socialists versus capitalsits. One wants to go on as is, the other seeks to use the 'science' to rein in and control the other. Taxing the air we breath is useful for government too. l used to joke that the govt will eventually tax us for water and air. We pay for water, soon air wont be free. How long before they contrive a means by which to tax sunlight.
The poltical 'debate' is scientifically and factually redundant. Its a complicated area of science. Silver tongued political snakes wont understand and they wont help the average punter who believes that interests rate will rise under a labour govt to understand either.
There was a line in the movie 'Thankyou for Smoking' that said that you dont have to actually prove your own position all you have to do is raise enough doubt about the opposing claimants position. The doubt will be enough to get people to scratch their heads in confusion and err on the side of caution. When in doubt... dont. And that suffices as a rhetorical victory.
Which is where this thing seems to be heading.
Which suits me, because l think its all a crock and l dont need scare campaigns and moralising appeals to social responsibility to do what l've been doing well before anyone was talking about this stuff. Who needs a reason to reduce, re-use and recycle? Since when do l need a reason not crap in my own bed?
Ploliticians sure think that people are stoopud. Maybe we should stop giving them cause to think it.