Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Two ways to be wrong, no way to be right
Most "news" stories are written in a conditional mode. They don't tell us what is actually happening, they tell us what might happen under some conditions, and try to persuade us that we can prevent the potential tragedy by reforming our sinful ways.
Conditional stories can be wrong in two different ways, as shown by examples in today's headlines. One way is "Already There", the other way is "Ain't Gonna Happen."
(1) Example of "Already There": "Should Islamists have a role in the Arab Spring?"
Plain fact, visible to anyone who has been following real events: the Arab Spring is almost entirely run by Islamists. That's the WHOLE POINT of the Arab Spring, and that's why it's popular. It's not run by "Young Democracies", despite the universal self-delusion of our ruling class and media.
You might as well ask "Should gays have a role in Broadway musicals?" or "Should blacks have a role in basketball?" or "Should murderous Satanic Communist traitors be allowed to serve as Federal judges?"
(2) Example of "Ain't Gonna Happen": "Marine life facing mass extinction, report says."
Anyone who has been following the climate issue knows (1) All predictions of mass extinction are based on ferociously obvious lies. The predictions start with grotesquely false "facts" about thousands of extinctions per year, when the real numbers are more like 2 or 3 species per year. (2) All stories about climate take false facts and extrapolate them with false theories to reach bizarre conclusions.
This particular story contains one element of truth: Overfishing is a real problem. But the countries most guilty of overfishing are Official Victim Countries under the Kyoto Treaty, exempt from all international efforts to place controls or sanctions on them. (That's a fancy way of saying "China".) The countries that can be persuaded by this tyrannical idiocy are already doing a pretty good job of controlling their own fishermen.
Conditional stories can be wrong in two different ways, as shown by examples in today's headlines. One way is "Already There", the other way is "Ain't Gonna Happen."
(1) Example of "Already There": "Should Islamists have a role in the Arab Spring?"
Plain fact, visible to anyone who has been following real events: the Arab Spring is almost entirely run by Islamists. That's the WHOLE POINT of the Arab Spring, and that's why it's popular. It's not run by "Young Democracies", despite the universal self-delusion of our ruling class and media.
You might as well ask "Should gays have a role in Broadway musicals?" or "Should blacks have a role in basketball?" or "Should murderous Satanic Communist traitors be allowed to serve as Federal judges?"
(2) Example of "Ain't Gonna Happen": "Marine life facing mass extinction, report says."
Anyone who has been following the climate issue knows (1) All predictions of mass extinction are based on ferociously obvious lies. The predictions start with grotesquely false "facts" about thousands of extinctions per year, when the real numbers are more like 2 or 3 species per year. (2) All stories about climate take false facts and extrapolate them with false theories to reach bizarre conclusions.
This particular story contains one element of truth: Overfishing is a real problem. But the countries most guilty of overfishing are Official Victim Countries under the Kyoto Treaty, exempt from all international efforts to place controls or sanctions on them. (That's a fancy way of saying "China".) The countries that can be persuaded by this tyrannical idiocy are already doing a pretty good job of controlling their own fishermen.
Labels: Natural law = Sharia law
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