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It Isn't About Global Warming

In Copenhagen, Denmark, there is this beautiful amusement park called Tivoli.  It's one of the oldest amusement parks still in operation and it's founder got the land from the monarchy by convincing the king that his park would take the people's mind off of politics.  I've been there and it is indeed a beautiful park.  If you ever find yourself there, you must see it and especially see it at night.  Unfortunately, for the attendees at the climate conference in Copenhagen, there aren't enough Tivolis to distract us from the politics of climate.

As you probably are aware, just before this international bizarre bazaar got cranked up, there was the problem of the released emails from Britain's University of East Anglia  (consensus now seems to be a whistleblower) that showed that data was massaged and manipulated.  There were also some that seemed to advocate retaliation for those scientists who didn't follow the party line.  The MSM has successfully tried to downplay the story and its potential impact on this conference.  But these people in Copenhagen couldn't care less about East Anglia and it's doubtful most of those there ever even heard of the place.  It is not about affecting any kind of change except money from your wallet to their coffers.  

You need to understand that Anthropogenic Global Warming or AGW is not the issue, it's the cover, the ruse, the smoke in your eyes.  No one attending that conference believes climate will change one iota because of any agreement signed even if every signatory country followed its provisions to the letter.  There's a common theme that is being sounded in Copenhagen and it isn't weather.

From the Socialist thug, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela:

Mr Chavez, paraphrasing Karl Marx, said "a ghost is stalking the streets of Copenhagen... it's capitalism, capitalism is that ghost."

"The destructive model of capitalism is the eradication of life," he said.

From the thug Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe:

"When these capitalist gods of carbon burp and belch their dangerous emissions, it's we, the lesser mortals of the developing sphere who gasp and sink and eventually die."

And from the Marxist President of Bolivia, Evo Morales:

"It's an issue of way of life and a result of the capitalist system and if we don't understand that then we're never going to resolve these problems."

Are you tracking?  Do you see the common thread?  Do you really think these people really give a damn about the environment?  Do you really think these people give a damn about their people?  Do you think Mugabe vigorously enforces environmental law.  Do you think Chavez does?  You are an idiot if you answered yes to any of the above questions.

It's not about climate change and it never was.  Climate change is the excuse, socialism is the reason.

VW

Now It's Individual Emissions

If you really think this is about climate change or global warming, you would be wrong.  What is going on is Marxism, pure and simple.  It isn't about anthropogenic climate change.  The world has been on a cooling trend the past few years.  If it was really man caused, the temperature would not be taking a dive.  Since Carbon has increased, reason says it should be hotter, not cooler.

This is about economics and how to turn the world into a Socialist state.  Freedom and liberty mean way different things in Socialist think.

Rich people's lives tend to give off more greenhouse gases because they drive more fossil-fueled vehicles, travel frequently by air and live in big houses that take more fuel to heat and cool.

By focusing on rich people everywhere, rather than rich countries and poor ones, the system of setting carbon-cutting targets based on the number of wealthy individuals in various countries would ease developing countries into any new climate change framework, Chakravarty said by telephone.

"As countries develop -- India, China, Brazil and others -- over time, they'll have more and more of these (wealthy) individuals and they'll have a higher share of carbon reductions to do in the future," he said.

These obligations, based on the increasing number of rich people in various countries, would kick in as each developing country hit a certain overall level of carbon emissions. This level would be set fairly high, so that economic development would not be hampered in the poorest countries, no matter how many rich people live there.

Is this a limousine-and-yacht tax on the rich? Not necessarily, Chakravarty said, but he did not rule it out: "We are not by any means proposing that. If some country finds a way of doing that, it's great."

Essentially, you will find it difficult or impossible to become wealthy or to improve your circumstance.

What makes me laugh is anyone thinking that China or India will sign on to this deal once they become "developed".   They may pay it lip service, but why would they agree if they can eventually control commerce?

This is about stifling economic freedom.  It's about taking from the rich and trickling down a few bucks to the poor.  It's about us becoming a third world nation.

VW

Cap and Trade Rhetoric

As many have often pointed out, words mean things.  All too often people try to denigrate their political opponents by making outlandish charges and unfortunately, both sides are guilty of hyperbole when it comes to taking a stand on a certain issue.

Paul Kugman is a prime example.

Still, is it fair to call climate denial a form of treason? Isn’t it politics as usual?

Yes, it is — and that’s why it’s unforgivable.

"Climate denial" , according to Mr. Krugman, is now on the magnitude of treason.  Treason carries the maximum punishment of death.  U.S. Law also states that those convicted are forever ineligible to hold public office.  Is that what he really means?  Surely he knows the law at least as much as I do.

Henry Waxman, one of the authors the Cap and Trade bill said this:

"They [Republicans] want to play politics and see if they can keep any achievements from being accomplished that may be beneficial to the Democrats. They're rooting against the country and I think in this case, even rooting against the world because the world needs to get its act together to stop global warming."

At least he not accusing Republicans of being treasonous, but the point is there.  If we don't agree with him, we are somehow against the entire world.  We somehow want pollution and for everybody to die.  I don't think he really believes that, does he?

Yes, I've seen people calling those who support the bill "Cap and Traitors" and again, I think it's wrong headed to use that kind of language and does our cause no good.  Cap and Trade is anti-American in concept and execution.  It's utimate aim is to deprive the American people of freedom and economic prosperity.  Although proposing such an abominable piece of legislation such as this might be morally reprehensible, it is not illegal.  One might make a good argument that Cap and Trade me very well be unconstituional (and it probably is), but there is no law that I am aware of making that a crime either.

Fight the bill on principle, not with hyperbole.  Leave that to the Waxmans, Krugmans, and the hate-filled kiddies that inhabit the Democratic Underground.

VW