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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: neolib who wrote (20220)	2/10/2008 9:43:30 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 36917

I note in all that writing you were unable to put forth any scientific evidence disputing the analysis of Frederick Seitz regarding Global Warming. Speaking in platitudes and generalities "I don't trust him because he worked for some right wing think tank" is a cop-out. As I said, if you cannot discredit the information, the next best thing is to attempt to discredit the person. An obviously flawed tactic used over and over by those who oppose objective reasoning. Demonstrating once again why I say it is not about science that motivates the gloom and doom Global Warming crowd, it's about religion. A religion predicated on the philosophy of radical environmentalism, which has taken a sharp turn to the ultra-left, ushering in a mood of extremism and intolerance. As a result of their rise it has become difficult for the public, government agencies and industry to determine which demands are reasonable and which are not. It’s as if the person or group that makes the most outrageous accusations and demands is automatically called "the environmentalist". This rise of extremism is now deeply embedded in politics. Major elements of legitimate environmentalism have been hi-jacked by people who are politically motivated, lack science, and are often using the rhetoric of environmentalism to promote causes such as class struggle, anti-corporatism, and state socialism.