This sums the banking issue well.
“Is anyone even paying attention to these Wing Nut AGW people? With 1/2 of America worried about having to eat cat food during their retirement, global warming is the last thing on their mind.”
From “Jeff” in comments
I would guess that there is a big correllation between (1) people who buy into the CAGW hysteria (so they can hate big evil corporations and greedy rich people); and (2) people who blame the financial crisis on big evil corporations and greedy rich people.
Most people here know that the case for CAGW is shockingly flimsy. I would submit that part of the reason CAGW has gained so much traction (notwithstanding the lack of evidentiary support) is that it confirms the worldview of people who hate big corporations, wealth, the USA, etc.
David Segesta Said:
“This is from a British paper. Its making it much easier to understand why our founders kicked the Brits out of our country.”
If Tara Garnett and her trendy academic friends have their way and take away our alcohol and chocolate, I’ll be on the next boat over, mate.
Mind you, we’ve never had a War of Independence of our own, over here. Perhaps we will, before too long!
Continuing off topic on the Financial Hysteria, folks might benefit from reading Nicolas Nassim Taleb’s “The Black Swan” about how those mathematical folks called ‘quants’ make complex financial computer models based on economics PhD papers that he (a math guy, but a pariah) said were un-understandable crap that greatly mis-assessed real risks. Written a couple years ago. Google Taleb and read his essay from a couple weeks ago online.
Taleb made a nice nest egg as a treader in the 90s and is now an engineering professor who enjoys dissing economists mis-use of statistics and use of inappropriate mathematical models.
Wow!! Never thought my comment would turn into a real post.
Up here in Canada we are having an election as well. Our main Left Wing party is pitching a “Green Shift”. As the economy looks darker and darker, this is becoming less appetising (kind of like cat food); and less urgent. I am looking for a Right Wing (Conservative Party of Canada) majority win. If anyone can keep Canada from sliding into the Black Hole that is the American Credit Bubble, it is Mr. Harper (the Conservative Leader).
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Klaus B, you’ll like this video of the causes of the subprime mess: click
For sure, you’ll enjoy the music!
Crank it up, and sit back, and enjoy!
‘to keep things in perspective, from Watts up With That: “Is anyone even paying attention to these Wing Nut AGW people? With 1/2 of America worried about […]’
Unfortunately yes the…..EPA
This link is from an Irish paper – climate change lobby jumping on the financial crisis – just in case they were beginning to feel marginalised – or that they didnt feel like discussing facts about climate – a report released by the state Met service on the same day showed that September in Ireland was the coldest since 1994 and that temparatures during the month had failed to breach 20 degrees Celsius at time for the first time in 34 years…
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/1002/1222815457097.html
I am born and bred English, I respect my American cousins who should remember their roots but hey! I would have shoved the tea in the drink as well! and not many of us read the rag known as the Guardian.
Guardian readers who cares a fig what they think!- however the majority of the working class ie ‘the Mirror/Sun reader’ has a much better grasp of the agw scam. They have to live in the real world.
God bless real thinking people all over the world!-I hope we are not too late to save it from loonys like Al and his mates.
Anthony
this is a recent article worth reading:
http://nzclimatescience.net/index.php
UK ANAYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES
Policy
(sorry to put this comment here; didn’t know where to find site for sending you information.) 🙂
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