tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132666.post572324350193422149..comments2023-12-31T10:08:03.121-05:00Comments on Politics and Pigskins: The "Warm" has turnedEdMcGonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892046331126818396noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132666.post-53611167379662301982009-06-24T19:20:36.280-04:002009-06-24T19:20:36.280-04:00It is kinda sad, really.
I had the same conversa...It is kinda sad, really. <br /><br />I had the same conversation with AIP and Rodak over at Ragged Thots. I imagine it wasn't much different than the conversation you had with Phil's sisters.EdMcGonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892046331126818396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132666.post-31924360804674469152009-06-24T18:25:12.879-04:002009-06-24T18:25:12.879-04:00Yeah, I read the same piece, Ed, and had the same ...Yeah, I read the same piece, Ed, and had the same reaction.<br /><br />Still... we're dealing with a mixture of fanaticism and blind acceptance based upon either ideology, ego, or a combination of both.<br /><br />Why do I say ego? Because in general the folks who have bought in to this whole global warming hysteria (er... now "climate change" hysteria) are the folks who consider themselves "wise" because they read the NYT and follow "fashionable" MSM propag... er... reporting.<br /><br />Their egos are tied into not being... er... wrong about all they've signed on to. It's not that they'll stick to their guns to "protect" the NYT or other "man-made climate change" true believers - it's that they're trying not to admit they've been fooled.<br /><br />This past Sunday, while doing my Father's Day rounds, I spent some post-drinking time at my buddy Phil's parent's home. Besides Phil's mom, dad, and kids (Phil's wife was sick, had stayed home) Phil's sisters were there.<br /><br />Phil's two adult sisters are big libs, but bright, principled, and loyal to a fault.<br /><br />At one point (while watching the semi-rained out U.S. open) we got on the subject of global warming.<br /><br />When Phil, his dad, and I started making fun of "global warming," commenting upon the unseasonably cold weather we've been having here in the Northeast, the girls went straight to the usual...<br /><br />"So...!?! You don't believe in global warming...?!? You don't believe the climate is changing...???<br /><br />...strawman nonsense.<br /><br />When we replied that Earth's weather - all 4.54 billion years worth - seemed to ALWAYS be in flux to one extent or another there was of course no rational reply.<br /><br />When we pointed out the Little Ice Age (and past BIG ice ages, etc) the Grand Canyon, blah, blah, blah... well... to these two bright, well-educated young women we were just talking gibberish.<br /><br />(*SNORT*) (*SHAKING MY HEAD IN AMUSED DISGUST*)<br /><br />When we brought up solar activity...<br /><br />(*SIGH*) (*SHRUG*)<br /><br />My point...? Reasonable people have a long way to go if we want to convince unreasonable people of... er... a reality they're locked into opposition of.<br /><br />BILLWilliam R. Barkernoreply@blogger.com