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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science — No Comments ↓

There are dozens of changes in what it means to be a conservative in America that have been made over the past decade, but perhaps the most glaring is the disdain these folks suddenly have for education.

When we baby-boomers were young, learning was universally revered.  “To get a good job, get a good education,” was the mantra.

Now, in the age of Donald Trump, millions of conspiracy theorists believe that our schools promote homosexuality, socialism, and a variety of different “hoaxes” like climate change is real, and vaccines are safe and effective.

What’s driving this?  Some people believe that the people who call the shots in the United States don’t want people who are capable of critical thinking.

One thing is certain: there is a huge correlation between people who didn’t go to college and Trump supporters.  If you’re Donald Trump, you want as much ignorance as you can possibly generate.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Business — No Comments ↓

Here’s a video (from Big Oil?) that explains how climate change mitigation is ruining farmer’s lives.

I’m sure you can convince a few morons that what you’re saying here is true.  But the farmer’s I’ve spoken to feel the exact opposite; they see the renewable energy industry as an opportunity to make money.

And that’s especially important now that the tariff situation has made it harder for them to sell their crops.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics — No Comments ↓

We all need to hope that the thought expressed at left becomes true, because the only alternative is Trump’s reaching the same status in the United States that Putin has in Russia, Xi has in China, and Jong Un has in North Korea, i.e., supreme leader for life.

In that scenario, our kids will be reading in their school textbooks that Trump is a kind, honest, hardworking, and intelligent servant of the American people, who saved our country from incipient ruin brought on by the radical socialists who were elected by huge numbers of illegal immigrants let into the U.S. by the “open borders” policies of the Democrats.  All of this was aided by massive voter fraud, i.e., the rigging of voting machines.

There will be 60-foot-high murals and massive statutes of him everywhere, along with frequent military parades in his honor. His birthday will be a national holiday.

Sure, there will be people who reject all this, but countless millions of semiliterate morons will gleefully celebrate their hero’s fine character and his vast accomplishments on their behalf.

Loyalist members of congress will know that they enabled the ruination of a formerly great country, but they will be rewarded with even greater power and wealth than they now enjoy.

Billionaires may not like living in a country that is indistinguishable from North Korea, but they certainly won’t be physically uncomfortable.  And most will remove themselves from this country, if they haven’t already done so.

 

 

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics — No Comments ↓

In the United States, we are a million miles away from a government that works to ensure that its citizens are taken care of, and that at least their basic needs are met.

When we look at Europe, as well as countries like New Zealand, Iceland, Costa Rica, etc., we see that it is possible to blend free enterprise with personal integrity and a sense of community.

Btw, if you get a chance to read the “Essays” of Montaigne, it’s worth your while.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Business — No Comments ↓

If you think that Trump’s brand is toxic now, just wait and see how this all turns out.

When was the last time you saw a building marked “Hitler Tower?”

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Electric Vehicles — No Comments ↓

Is it possible that a (supposedly) more efficient internal combustion engine powered by fossil fuels could win the day as we move further forward into the 21st Century?

If you think so, a) verify for yourself that this technology is legitimate, and then b) if that checks out, by all means, jump on in.

Realize, however, that the whole world is moving to electric transportation, and, for that reason, if a single investor gets back a dime, I’ll be stupefied.

 

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change — No Comments ↓

Does climate change increase the intensity of tornados?  Well, yes, if you listen to our scientists, but not according to the ultra-right-wing, anti-science Heartland Institute.

Their spokesperson (see link above) says that the media distorts the data.  OK, what’s more credible: that the media reports the scientific consensus, or that they are involved in a plot to destroy the American economy, and usher in socialism, by encouraging our government to support the clean energy technology that is being adopted around the globe?

How the Heartland Institute expects to be taken seriously has always been beyond my ken.  The billboard above was a big deal for a while a couple of decades ago.  Is this an appeal to reason, or stupidity?

 

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics — No Comments ↓

As shown at left, we still have judges who are fighting to prevent the United States from becoming a fascist nation.

I remain amazed that there aren’t more deaths associated with masked ICE agents attempting to arrest people, especially in their homes.  Imagine this:

An American, say John Doe, has a loaded shotgun in his home office closet, where he’s writing blog posts, or whatever.

A masked man, visibly armed, with no warrant for his arrest rings the doorbell and tells his wife who’s answered the door, that he’s there for John.

John overhears the conversation, takes his gun, walks down the hallway, swings around toward the front door, and puts a hole in the intruder’s chest the size of a grapefruit.

Again, I can’t imagine why there isn’t more blood spurting out of the bodies of masked terrorist thugs operating illegally.

 

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change — 1 Comment ↓

A reader asks:

Isn’t it time for the Libertarians to cast aside the whole myth of objectivism championed by Ayn Rand? She said we should be realists, so let’s be real and see her for who she really was … a women who when she got sick, and push came to shove, cashed the checks.

To put this into perspective, Ayn Rand:

Was a considerable “thing” in the mid-20th Century.  I was one of millions of young people who read “Atlas Shrugged” and “The Fountainhead,” and accepted libertarianism at the time.

Her way of thinking evaporated, for most of us anyway, when we realized that unbridled greed was eventually going to cause the demise of humankind on this planet.

The actual root cause of this demise was unclear, but as the years passed, environmental collapse became the prime suspect.  Rich people obviously couldn’t care less about climate change, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, or desertification.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Climate Change — No Comments ↓

Oh, that’s good news!

Tens of thousands of scientists who have spent their careers studying the subject have magically turned out to be corrupt radical leftists, lying about the data they have collected over the last 50 years.

Makes perfect sense to me.  What a relief.  🙂

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