fairly effective as a propaganda tool, though the gimmick got a bit old by the end of 4 and a half minutes of essentially the same A-B set up.
few of the arguments are better than superficial, I found myself grimacing at even the ones I agreed with. Probably not going to convince anyone, but will be something the converted will enjoy(?)
Perception often clouds the better part of reality in these matters. Not saying things are perfect - they aren't - but a lot of things than they've ever been in history in America.
Well the notion that a free market is the "only way" to uplift the poor springs to mind.
I'm skeptical of every form of economics, I question if it's even a science, but I always get nauseated when people try to make it seem so simple like this guy.
He completely dismisses the arguments for human-caused global warming and treats it as if it's brainwashing.
There's a point where he says "I wouldn't take [oil] by force" and implies that not doing so means betraying your country and "making it fail".
I'm surprised you're making a rise out of me criticizing this, considering he's essentially preaching a Neo-Con message. But I guess you don't know your own politics all that well.
Edit: Everything about this video is preachy and demagogic, there are no arguments, it's a series of emotional appeals designed to arouse the passions of likeminded individuals.
Now, I'm of the belief that all political messages are this way, but this guy is more extreme than others in that he doesn't even attempt to make a real proposition, just strawman the opposition.
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But I do recall hearing that some group of scientist proposed covering miles of Antarctica with some reflective particles in order to raise global climate by a degree or so. Been some time; don't recall the specifics.
A totally free market (which isn't necessarily what he's advocating himself) has nothing inherent in it that elevates the poor, and to suggest that it elevates the poor more efficiently than socialist wealth redistribution (and before you strawman me, I'm an opponent on principle of most forms of WR) is just ludicrous.
No, he has to keep from saying anything of substance because he's a demagogue.
You'd have to be completely scientifically illiterate to not believe that global warming exists at this point, and there's strong evidence that human activities have a major causal role.
Your response was a typical "what's your position so that I can try to counter it?" question.
Every political message is normative. Normative claims are all emotional. I'm with David Hume in most cases.
Hey does anyone remember Phlogiston Theory back in the 18th century? They were wrong. That's an argument against modern chemistry, right?
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“Where the longleaf pines are whispering
to him who loved them so.
Where the faint murmurs now dwindling
echo o’er tide and shore."
-A Grave Epitaph in Santa Rosa County, Florida; I wish I could remember the man's name.
Gender: Male Location: Southern Oregon,
Looking at you.
That is the only reason I don't believe in man made global warming. It's not because we humans are somehow not capable of screwing everything up, we are, but we don't know what we are talking about.
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