From: rdeletepaque@wi.rr.comm   
      
   On 1/1/2010 5:08 AM, AC wrote:   
      
   > Never understood the idea of aggressively arguing for greedy glutinous   
   > behavior, even if global warming is BS. What are anti GW people afraid   
   > of? A better environment for all? Efficient conservative use of limited   
   > resources? How terrible.   
      
     There's a distinct difference in being a responsible steward of the   
   earth and being an evangelist for man-made global warming.   
      
     Although Ian was a bit aggressive about it, I certainly feel his   
   frustration.  "Efficient conservative use of limited resources" seems to   
   mean, to many of the rabid pro GW crowd, that we all should be limited   
   to one square of toilet paper per crap, one bath/shower per week, and   
   living in high-density apartment buildings.   
      
     The problem, as Ian put it, is that the rabid GW folks don't seem to   
   factor in the economic dangers of blindly forcing everyone back to a   
   "simpler, cleaner life."  If nobody is buying luxury items anymore   
   because they are power wasters or polluters or whatever, that means   
   nobody is building them anymore...  There goes millions of low-wage jobs   
   out the window.  Oh, wait, we'll just jack up everyone's taxes and let   
   them live on welfare forever! Yay!   
      
   > Its funny how the antis are also so nasty, scornful, personal, and   
   > aggressive about it, where as the pro lot happily use calmly presented   
   > scientific evidence. Always seems to be the nasty mob who end up on the   
   > wrong side of things in the end.   
      
     Its funny how people always think the "other side" is nasty and   
   aggressive, and never acknowledge their own nasty, aggressive members.   
      
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