Sometimes you just have to laugh. One of my blog spawn (a not so anonymous academic at a “respected institution of higher learning”) decided to have a go at our post: Despicable climate ugliness courtesy of Lawrence Torcello – assistant professor of philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology
Yet in his typical ivory tower enabled myopia, his case gets weakened by yet another (not so) anonymous coward who’s hoping for my perp walk to The Hague:
But the Nazis were only small potatoes – they merely murdered millions. But right now, today, we are witnessing the murder-in-slow-motion of at least a billion people. A crime perpetrated primarily through the use of a concerted propaganda campaign. Can anyone explain to me how it was proper to prosecute Goebbels, yet the Koch brothers and the former head of Exxon Mobil should not be similarly prosecuted?
And yes, I believe Anthony Watts should be frogmarched to The Hague as well. No question, in my mind. In fact, I find the idea of a defense of his actions ethically reprehensible.
That comment was written by “gingerbaker” who just happens to be easy to find, since the link in his comment to his photo website and photo store is public information.
So, Bill Forsyth who I believe is “Ginger Baker”, you are welcome to tell me to my face right here, that exercising my constitutional free speech right to an opinion on climate is worthy of a war crimes style trial.
UPDATE: Speaking of musical connections (“Ginger Baker” is the drummer in Cream) maybe we can piggyback this trial onto the other first amendment trial, the Mann-Steyn Steamroller
For you scooter riding youngsters, who don’t get the joke, see this.
UPDATE2: Since the academic host of “and then theres hatespeech physics” decided that he’d better disappear the comment, once word got out he was being criticized for it, I offer this helpful screencap:
UPDATE3: Brandon Schollenberger looks at the larger universe of stupid surrounding that comment and the website, saying Stupidity is the real offense.
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Frog marched- that phrase has always had a certain spice to it.
Mwahahaaa
Anthony,
I sincerely recommend you read this week’s editorial by L. Neil Smith on the ncc-1776 dot org website titled “The New Inquisition”. There are a number threads, climate, mental health, and guns that all face the prospect of having a new inquisition by those foul statists who want full control of our lives.
If he’s going down the route of Nazi analogy, it shouldn’t be hard to at least get his basic facts straight.
Goebbels was never prosecuted, on account of he was dead by the end of the war.
Wot a plonker
Such a mixed message of hate. Off to the “showers” for the likes of us I suppose… from the enlightened and altruistic consensus.
Hey….Gingerbuddy…..Your neurotic fear is showing! ROTFLMAO!!!
It really starts to worry me. This kind of talk is beyond imagination. To make comparison even worser than the Nazi’s. Maybe he forgot his prescription to take, that would make it understandable.
where abouts,
“But the Nazis were only small potatoes – they merely murdered millions. But right now, today, we are witnessing the murder-in-slow-motion of at least a billion people”
the world population is increasing at a 100,000+ per day, biggest increase in that hot continent Africa.
The UN predicts by 2100 Africa will have 4x the population of China today.
The likes of this “ginger-baker” should be frog marched to the nearest shrink, obviously in need of serious psychiatric help, probably needs interning.
Keith Gordon
The poor fellow is deluded. Furthermore, his “opinion” is so obviously intolerant and so akin to hate-speech that it is likely to turn fifty people off for every soul he convinces.
Perhaps he dreams he can lead many, as a sort of rabble-rouser, but he is more likely to generate an angry backlash against himself.
I’m sorry you have to put up with this nonsense, Anthony. Thank you for all you do.
“But the Nazis were only small potatoes – they merely murdered millions. But right now, today, we are witnessing the murder-in-slow-motion of at least a billion people. A crime perpetrated primarily through the use of a concerted propaganda campaign. Can anyone explain to me how it was proper to prosecute Goebbels, yet the Koch brothers and the former head of Exxon Mobil should not be similarly prosecuted?”
This reasoning is tortured – seriously tortured. The obvious response is that no crime has been committed. Apparently, the writer believes that crimes that exist only in his imagination deserve the same punishment as actual crimes.
I agree that sometimes you have to laugh.
But what people like BF do is disgusting. It is so hate filled, so vitriolically, so devoid of humanity, that it is symptomatic of mental illness.
And it sad not humorous.
Thinking I will start a list of people to be arrested and tried once hypothermia becomes the leading cause of death for the elderly. “Ginger Baker” will be on it.
40 countries coming out of poverty, populations living longer,
maybe Gingerbaker is confusing today with the past
Megadroughts have historically led to the mass migration of humans away from drought affected lands, resulting in a significant population decline from pre-drought levels. They are suspected of playing a primary role in the collapse of several pre-industrial civilizations, including the Anasazi of the North American Southwest,[2] the Khmer Empire of Cambodia,[3] the Mayan of Mesoamerica,[4] the Tiwanaku of Bolivia,[5] and the Yuan Dynasty of China.[6] As such they constitute one of the greatest threats to human civilization. The African Sahel region in particular has suffered multiple megadroughts throughout history, with the most recent lasting from approximately 1400 AD to 1750 AD.[7] North America experienced at least four megadroughts during the Medieval Warm Period.
pathetic….someone trying to elevate their self importance…by acting more concerned
Now it’s contest of liberals… to see who can out concern each other
“Ginger Baker” was your screen name? Really? Way to stay “hip” and “with it”, man. Yeah, you’re totally counter-culture and out there. Not a burnt-out, vacuous film of hippie scum at all.
I must say, though, that these Koch brothers really freak these trippy love-children out. I hadn’t heard about them until a couple years ago, but now I’m tempted to throw them a donation just so they don’t stop fighting against the Stasi-esque harbingers of “peace”.
As someone has already said Goebbels was never prosecuted. He arranged for his 6 children to be given lethal injections while he and his life killed themselves. Futhermore, the Nazi’s were responsible for the deaths of millions but rather tens of millions!
Another unthinking zealot!
Should Hauge be Hague?
The more the data and recently, the tide of public opinion, turn against the alarmists, the more intolerant of opposing views and the louder their mewling become .
The AGW believers are willing to have those who disagree with them about the weather put to death.
What a sick bunch of twits.
Eff ’em.
It seems that some alarmist kooks love the butchering of billions. They just do not like what they perceive to be the choice of the slaughtered. As long as they can pick them, they are fine with killing people.
Funny (sad actually) that the man cannot see the nazi-tactics he and his fellow-warmistas have in mind for skeptics.
Keep up the good fight, Anthony. The endgame has started and your work will be essential for victory.
One thing that made some people turn away from the climate alarmist crowd was that there were too many articles that in essence said “All of this personal liberty, democracy, and free enterprize were great fun, but now that we have a global crisis on our hands that sort of luxury will have to be curtailed.” And other alarmists who might have disagreed with these opinions did little to denounce them.
There is, in other words, a subtle but distinct totalitarian undercurrent.
Well lets include all those who are/were in favor of using food for auto fuel. How many thousands/millions have starved from the increase in food prices.
Then lets include all those opposed to The keystone pipe line and drilling on federal lands. Thereby increasing the price of fuel for everyone on earth along with increasing environmental damage by the drilling in less environmentally safe countries.
Then there are all the kooks who are climate warmest who have turned a naturally occurring plant food into a pollutant. You know the people who want to stop CO2 in our atmosphere, that has by itself increased the food supply 11%. Atmospheric CO2 that is at near long term lows and if it falls much lower will kill off all plant life.
How come you get a war crimes trial and I don’t? Mom always liked you better. I demand my day in court!
w.
Frog marched? How? Anthony isn’t French is he? The origin of the term frog-march apparently has nothing to do with nationality though, as the article at this link explains: http://www.word-detective.com/111703.html. You will need to search for “frog” to get to the correct post.