RoR: Forum

From Bill's link:

The former vice president also criticized climate change skeptics, urging those who support curbs to greenhouse gases to “win the conversation” when it comes to global warming. He compared the struggle against climate skeptics to the fight against racism during the civil rights movement.

When racist comments would come up in the course of conversations, “There came a time when people said, 'Hey man, why do you talk that way? That's wrong, I don't go for that, so don't talk that way around me. I just don't believe that.'”

That happened in millions of conversations, and slowly the conversation was won,” he said.

Isn't it funny how Al Gore wants to move the focus away from the actual merit of the arguments and onto the suspected morality/immorality of your interlocuter? Al Gore is arguing for a Semantic Sneak Attack.

:-)

Ed

(Edited by Ed Thompson on 8/28, 5:35pm)

Post 1

Monday, August 29, 2011 - 12:01am

It's all that methane gas from the cow manure that contributes to global warming. If we ate less meat, we'd need fewer cows and have less methane gas. So if one is really serious about stopping global warming, it's not enough to stop eating meat. We should kill all the cows too. Of course, threatening to kill all the cows would place them on the endangered species list. And I'm sure Mr. Gore doesn't want to threaten an endangered species or alienate potential supporters at PeTA.

Btw, good point about Gore's moralizing, Ed.

Post 2

Monday, August 29, 2011 - 6:12am

Thanks, Bill.

They played the audio of Gore's interview on the radio just now. Gore said it is important for 'anthropogenic global warming' believers to communicate their depth of conviction and strength of passion to legislators.

No where did he mention to make reference to any facts. It is an Argument from Intimidation. Besides the lack of merit of the argument, there is a secondary, moral issue. Gore is the first 'carbon billionaire' (he gets money without producing any value, just from trade in carbon-credits).

In the DVD "Cool It" I saw companies in India and China making a chemical just to dispose of it (like digging a hole and filling it back up), because they were making more money selling carbon-credits doing that than staying with their original line of production (which had been producing actual value to trade).

Ed

Post 3

Monday, August 29, 2011 - 8:21am

"Isn't it funny how Al Gore wants to move the focus away from the actual merit of the arguments and onto the suspected morality/immorality of your interlocuter?"

Not funny at all; it's old hat. Read THE 33 STRATEGIES OF WAR; taking/usurping the moral high road is high priority.

(That's why Rand offered MORAL defenses of capitalism and individualism...)

Post 4

Monday, August 29, 2011 - 2:12pm

Great post, Joe.

Ed

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 7:33am

Let's not forget that Al Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy for personal energy use at home (link) and all the time he spends in airplanes.

Post 6

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 11:00am

From the April 28 Los Angeles Times:

"Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, have added a Montecito-area property to their real estate holdings, reports the Montecito Journal.

The couple spent $8,875,000 on an ocean-view villa on 1.5 acres with a swimming pool, spa and fountains, a real estate source familiar with the deal confirms. The Italian-style house has six fireplaces, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms."

Rising sea levels must not be of any more concern than his gigantic carbon footprint.
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And someone might ask Mr. Gore if all those private jets he has chartered were 'hybrids' :-)

...cuz' the word is, they create some 50,000 pounds of carbon to get from coast to coast.

Post 7

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 11:29am

Michelle Malkin on Al Gore's Montecito, CA mansion:

It’s perfectly understandable — when you’re full of that much s#*t you need a lot of toilets — but a seaside mansion? Gore doesn’t seem too intimidated by the imminent rising oceans his fellow enviroscammers keep predicting (source).

:-)

Oh, check out this apologist b.s. from the Huffington Post.

Post 8

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 12:09pm