I was thinking about Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' while chomping down on an egg roll earlier. I didn't watch the film nor do I plan to. Obviously, this post shan't attempt to review the film itself. However, the subject of the film is enough for me.
I'll tell you what'll be incovenient. If 10,20,30 years from now the film will still be shown in classrooms or the data will continue to be adjusted so as to meet the ever challenges of nature's demands.Some pony tailed dude in broken down sandals weakened physically (with a brain fed on nothing but sunflower sprouts - which are delicious in a sandwich and salad by the way. I add toasted almonds to that and hm-mm! Good feedin'!) by a vegan diet will continue to preach to a new generation of kids about the inevitability of it all. At some point, dude will be right, right? Give the guy some credit for sticking to his beliefs. Seriously.
Further inconveniences will happen if sequels are made. The only reason why I bring this up is not because I don't believe we abuse the earth (I think we do), but because (as a somewhat of a betting man), I wage that the doomsday scenarios depicted if "we don't act" won't happen. Not at the speed, at least, posited by global warming/climate change practitioners. I don't know what to call them anymore.
One last note about Gore, why does he hide behind a movie to espouse his views but doesn't debate publicly about the terror in our midst? One would think if we're in dire circumstances the guy would tirelessly hit the public speaking discourse.
How convenient!
Well, among other reasons, Al Gore was a rather poor debater, and he seems to have gotten worse as time went on. Even GW held his own with Al a couple of times when years earlier, he was able to deal effectively with Ross Perot. The decline doesn't make him an able stumper for a cause.
ReplyDeleteDebates are not Al's thing. That his data is probably junked twice over already doesn't help the guy in a public forum.
At least he has all the massive royalties from the Internet that he invented.
I think he stands to make a killing in carbon footprints as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat if it's true it's all a cynical ploy and scam to make billions for the players?
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