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I didn't say anything about communism.
Do I believe the green movement is anti-industrial and it would prefer that we all live in huts? Yes, absolutely.
You may disagree with that.
But as someone who has studied science at an undergrad level, I also believe I have two legitimate questions for climate scientists.
What is the ideal temperature for the Earth? The truth is that, historically, man thrives when the planet is warmer. He starves when the planet is colder. Is there a limit to this thinking, absolutely.
What is your control group?
If you can't answer those two questions, then I stand by my reasoning that this is more political than scientific.
Do I believe that we should find non-polluting forms of energy? Yes. But unlike the greens, I don't believe that we can just wave a magic wand full of pixie dust and create technologies that don't currently exist. If you really believe CO2 is a problem, build nuke plants. I lived in Japan; it works for them. As for cars, like I said, I will drive an electric when they make one that has some power and doesn't look like a pregnant roller skate.
