Posted by
Tzimisce on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 1:06:24 PM
It seems like every day the radical environmentalists become more wacko and dangerous. One of their latest ideas is compare everyone who disagrees (or even takes a critical look at Global Warming) to Holocaust Deniers. That's really a nasty comment, but it hasn't taken them long to suggest that anyone who questions global warming be silenced/arrested for espousing their opinion. They rationalize that people who deny global warming are causing pain and suffering in their fellow human beings (especially the poor.) The global warming deniers are going to kill us all goes the chant, so why not quiet them?
The fact that this is an attack on free speech means nothing to self righteous lefties. To paraphrase the liberal UN, "Free Speech is to be preserved (with certain restrictions.)" I'm sorry but where I come from *any* restriction on speech negates the "free" part. Notice too that "certain restrictions" isn't defined. Who do you think a bunch of unbiased, non partisan lefty politicians are going to go after for people using their free speech rights irresponsibly? People who question global warming. People who ask too many good questions about Islam. People who dare take a critical look at Marxism. They're not going to stop anyone from racistly attacking Americans as violent. Nor will they stop any "artist" from defacing Christian symbols. But I digress.
The real question is: why is the left focusing on one group of people? Why should only people who question global warming to be punished? People have believed and argued all kinds of stupid things over the course of history. My grandmother went to her grave arguing that the moon landing had been faked. Even today, there are a bunch of stupid people who actually believe that 9-11 was a plot by the US government. Just think about how many people could be hurt/killed if these 9-11 conspiracy knuckleheads get their way. So why should only global warming critics be outlawed?
Because there is a political agenda tied to all of this. The far left is always looking for an untouchable speaker - someone or some group who could demand their agenda without being criticised. Silencing their rivals is a great way to reign supreme.
I don't care what you say, it's still an attack on free speech though. The minute you put any restriction in there, no matter how benign sounding it's no longer "free" no matter how you want to argue it.