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As an illustration of the character and motivations of those who are advocating loudest that we do something about climate change I cite today's Drudgereport which has the following stories featured:

Stanford climate change professor, Stephen Schneider, uses UN security to force a non-sympathetic film maker, Phelim McAleer, to stop filming and stop asking questions at his conference. http://biggovernment.com/2009/12/11/un-security-stops-journa...

The IRS is hiring hundreds of people to go after wealthy tax-evaders (people who are trying to keep their own money): http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BA45320091211.

Greece admits it's riddled with corruption: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54f4983e-e637-11de-bcbe-00144feab4...

China says that population control is key to climate change deal: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/10/content_915112...

Canadian national newspaper calls for global one-child policy and cites China as "the world's leader in terms of fashioning policy to combat environmental degradation, thanks to its one-child-only edict." http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=2314438

SC First Lady files for divorce from Gov Sanford. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9CH8FAO0&show_a...

I think it's just naive to accept the climate change argument as if it's motivated by a pure search for truth. Better to see it as an attempt by government to grab more power and limit freedom.



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