When Hypocacy Ruled the Planet

I am back. In honor of yesterday's Live Earth bullshit, I had something to say. I always have something to say. I saw the clean up needed for one of these shows and was left to wonder this.....is the best way to make people aware of their "carbon footprint" to create an enormous carbon footprint? Does that not defeat the purpose? Or is it just another instance as do as I say not as I do?

Is it not hypocritical to call for sacrifice from others when not seeming to sacrifice for yourself? Does Al Gore deserve praise for his huge, not just his gut, carbon footprint? It is great that he is trying to "save" the planet, but it seems his cure is more harmful than the disease. He is offering us toxic chemotherapy to save us all. He has to kill the planet, to save the planet. He would make George Orwell proud, or leave him spinning in his grave.

I saw the mounds of plastic water bottles and garbage left to be cleaned in the aftermath of those concerts yesterday and was left to wonder, was it worth it? I heard one organizer say it was worth it because "it raised awareness".

Is that testable? Is there an objective standard to say that the "awareness" raised was worth the carbon costs expended to put these shows on? Why is/has this whole fucking issue become an act of faith instead of an act of science? The whole Global Warming debate has been clouded in near religious fervor of those who see man as the cause of all the Earth's ills (as opposed to some mixture of man and natural forces and regular cycles of warming and cooling). I find it hard to listen to any of this when I see assumptions that are not tested. I find it even more difficult to follow a side that does not invite debate or question those assumptions. I just cannot drink the Kool-Aid that so many have drunk.

Al Gore and David Suzuki are not much different from Jim Jones in that respect. If you question, you are denounced, without the questions being answered. They are apparently smarter than all of us, so they must know better. My only question is this, if Al Gore is so smart then why could he not defeat a half-wit like George W Bush in an election?

He can come up with any excuses but that question remains unanswered. Ciao!