tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post3171872369891014957..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Eye-Opening VideosMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-10008678751508837432010-12-10T04:21:33.853-08:002010-12-10T04:21:33.853-08:00A rather useful reply to accusations of alarmism g...A rather useful reply to accusations of alarmism goes along the lines of "Cassandra was always right and the people who ignored here died soon after", and you could add, which amused the gods no end, but Eli is not quite so mean.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-39832057796384491102010-12-09T06:36:43.578-08:002010-12-09T06:36:43.578-08:00"Eye-opening", indeed. When I wrote abo..."Eye-opening", indeed. When I wrote about this video on my site I pointed out that I had criticized McKibben for the overall lack of urgency in his book Eaarth, but that the video seems to give us a less guarded and more visceral version of what he believes.<br /><br />Of course, this will only make it easier for the deniers who want to shout "Alarmists!!!" every time there's an "it's worse than we thought" discovery or someone connects the dots. Sadly, that's one of those mindless pieces of mud-slinging that seems to work very well with the unengaged. We live in a highly polarized environment where everything is marinated in partisan politics, so accusing someone of taking such an approach (instead of following the facts) is an exceedingly easy argument to sell.Lou Grinzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928280655354890269noreply@blogger.com