Other views:
1. Gore thinks "human civilization is now the dominant cause of change in the global environment." Nevermind the sun, the oceans, volcanoes, and other natural phenomena that actually do control the environment.
Human civilization hasn't been around that long and look how much it's changed the world.
2. Gore believes that "industrial civilization" is engaged in a "terrible onslaught against the natural world." Of course, without industrial civilization, we'd all be riding horses and growing our own food. Forget about cars, computers, air conditioning, television, telephones, plastic, pharmaceuticals, et cetera.
How is that statement interpreted as a denouncement of industrialized civilization?
3. Gore's "strategic goal" is to "eliminate the internal combustion engine" by the year 2020. This particular kind of engine can be found in automobiles, trucks, vans, and a whole host of labor saving devices.
Striving to find a better power source than the internal combustion engine is a bad thing? While his timeframe may be overoptimistic, the same could be said of Kennedy setting the goal of putting a man on the moon in a mere decade.
4. Gore believes that the "cumulative impact" of automobiles "is posing a mortal threat to the security of every nation more deadly than that of any military enemy we are ever again likely to confront."
And the counterpoint to this is?
5. Caught making campaign finance calls from the White House, something that is against the law, Gore declared that there was "no controlling legal authority" regarding this improper behavior. Like any longtime legislator, he knew federal law prohibits soliciting campaign funds in a federal building.
Can't comment on this as I know nothing about it and can't take it at face value since it's being presented as political propaganda. Certainly Gore and probably most other politicians are hypocritical when it comes to campaign finance laws.
6. Gore favored a government crackdown on the tiny trickle of electricity used by devices like television sets, whether they are on or not, because it results in a steady emission of carbon dioxide. All his talk of greenhouse gases and global warming ignores the fact that 95% percent of all carbon dioxide produced annually comes from the evaporation of water from the oceans, decaying organic matter, and the respiration of human beings and animals.
If that statement is true, where does the other 5% come from? What was that figure 100 years ago? How much has the earth's ability to process CO2 changed in the last 100 years?
7. In October 1997, Gore told television weathermen gathered at the White House that global warming could be eliminated if the over-population of Third World nations could be controlled. This is a kind of Final Solution approach. The entire population of the world could live in Texas. Populations in industrialized, prosperous nations have steadily decreased.
Seeing an obvious problem is a final solution approach? Is he going to be called a nazi next? It's great to know that the whole population of the earth could reside in Texas. That would make a population density of 22816 people per square mile, just shy of New York City. A giant metropolis the size of Texas, yeah that'd be great and totally doable. BTW, how many square feet does your house and yard take up?
Oh well, I can't get through them all. This is just pure political propaganda. I'm not a Gore supporter and plan to vote against him, but it won't be because of political propaganda. I hate the fact that there's a push to make people vote. Don't vote just to vote, make an informed decision. I'd much rather people didn't vote than make uninformed choices. Then it just comes down to a bunch of sheep led by the bigger propaganda machine.
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Doug "Pyro" Balmos
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