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mandragoraWas listening to the Today programme on Radio 4 this morning whilst getting ready for work.
Amongst the matters being discussed with the Bush re-election was the impact on the environment. The Bush Government spokesperson who was trotted out was very dismissive of climate change. It's not going to be at all damaging you see. The vast majority of the world's scientists have greatly exaggerated the effects, including the British Chief Scientist who isn't an expert on the climate. Although no doubt he's very competent in his field...
And the reason why the vast majority of scientists have been exaggerating the effects of climate change? Well, it's because none of them are independent. They're all in the pay of their particular government, who fund their research. It's only in the good old US of A where you get truly independent scientists who are in the pay of Big Business.
And, when asked by a somewhat bemused interviewer what all the other countries in the world (assuming that they *all* have scientists who are *all* funded by their respective governments, of course) could possibly hope to gain by exaggerating the effect of pollution, climate change, global warming etc, given that it's going to be bloody expensive, difficult and damaging to the world economy to counteract. Assuming that we even can counteract it. What do you think the response was by the Bush Government spokesman?
Go on, take a wild guess.
It was... it's all a plot by those nasty Europeans to do in the American economy. Presumably because, as America is the world's biggest polluter, it's going to have to spend the most money to try and improve the situation. And that will divert precious money from going where it *really* matters, into the pockets of the obscenely rich who own most of America-- Ahem. I mean, away from the deserving American voters. Presumably, all of those who voted for Bush.
And that's why the vast majority of the world's scientists, in fact pretty much all of them who aren't funded by Big American Companies, are lying to us about climate change. They all want to ensure that precious monies are diverted from the innocent God-fearing American taxpayer into the pockets of the scheming, nefarious Europeans.
Yes, all of the scientists. They're all lying to us. Even the ones from Japan and Canada and Russia and Chile and Argentina and South Africa and Australia and Egypt and-- oh hell, you get the picture.
God. The insanity.
Amongst the matters being discussed with the Bush re-election was the impact on the environment. The Bush Government spokesperson who was trotted out was very dismissive of climate change. It's not going to be at all damaging you see. The vast majority of the world's scientists have greatly exaggerated the effects, including the British Chief Scientist who isn't an expert on the climate. Although no doubt he's very competent in his field...
And the reason why the vast majority of scientists have been exaggerating the effects of climate change? Well, it's because none of them are independent. They're all in the pay of their particular government, who fund their research. It's only in the good old US of A where you get truly independent scientists who are in the pay of Big Business.
And, when asked by a somewhat bemused interviewer what all the other countries in the world (assuming that they *all* have scientists who are *all* funded by their respective governments, of course) could possibly hope to gain by exaggerating the effect of pollution, climate change, global warming etc, given that it's going to be bloody expensive, difficult and damaging to the world economy to counteract. Assuming that we even can counteract it. What do you think the response was by the Bush Government spokesman?
Go on, take a wild guess.
It was... it's all a plot by those nasty Europeans to do in the American economy. Presumably because, as America is the world's biggest polluter, it's going to have to spend the most money to try and improve the situation. And that will divert precious money from going where it *really* matters, into the pockets of the obscenely rich who own most of America-- Ahem. I mean, away from the deserving American voters. Presumably, all of those who voted for Bush.
And that's why the vast majority of the world's scientists, in fact pretty much all of them who aren't funded by Big American Companies, are lying to us about climate change. They all want to ensure that precious monies are diverted from the innocent God-fearing American taxpayer into the pockets of the scheming, nefarious Europeans.
Yes, all of the scientists. They're all lying to us. Even the ones from Japan and Canada and Russia and Chile and Argentina and South Africa and Australia and Egypt and-- oh hell, you get the picture.
God. The insanity.
