Different groups seek to use The State to its advantage. Each group has its own ends, and getting control of the monopolist of violence becomes almost too tempting to resist. Why worry about convincing others when you can just force them?
The fact that The State never actually achieves the ends that these groups seek seems not to matter. Getting control of The State brings riches and praise no matter what the results.
The following tweet caught my attention immediately:
The US public is easy panicked -- ISIS, US Ebola outbreak, WMDs -- and the warmongers and fear mongers easily play the public.
— Jeffrey D. Sachs (@JeffDSachs) December 26, 2014
How very true. But what struck me was the individual that was pointing out this truth. The individual happens to be a well-decorated part of another group of fear mongers....a group that I like to call Climate Bullies.
So I spoke up:
@JeffDSachs You forgot to mention the climate fear mongers, who are just as relentless with their propaganda.
— Chris Rossini (@ChrisRossini) December 26, 2014
@ChrisRossini You're mistaken. The major media like the WSJ downplay climate risks, while scientists, w/ little voice, try to explain it.
— Jeffrey D. Sachs (@JeffDSachs) December 26, 2014
@JeffDSachs Well, the media that I follow is constantly warning that the world is about to end unless *government* (!!) fixes the climate.
— Chris Rossini (@ChrisRossini) December 26, 2014
@ChrisRossini The science of CO2 absorbing infra-red radiation is clear, known for more than 120, and not a plot against liberty.
— Jeffrey D. Sachs (@JeffDSachs) December 26, 2014
Since he mentioned "liberty," I'm assuming he checked out my Twitter profile. Otherwise, why utter such a dirty word?
@JeffDSachs If someone (or group) seeks to use The State to advance its ends (instead of cooperation) then it's a plot against liberty.
— Chris Rossini (@ChrisRossini) December 26, 2014
The conversation ended there.
Bottom line? Neocons....Climate Bullies....Health Bullies....Crony Corporations....The PC Thought Police....
They battle each other to get control of The State. They become 'politically rich', get their egos massaged, and fail to achieve their stated objectives like clockwork.
Meanwhile...Liberty withers, and the real problem solvers of the world are negated.
Chris Rossini is author of Set Money Free: What Every American Needs To Know About The Federal Reserve. Follow @chrisrossini on Twitter.
Bottom line? Neocons....Climate Bullies....Health Bullies....Crony Corporations....The PC Thought Police....
They battle each other to get control of The State. They become 'politically rich', get their egos massaged, and fail to achieve their stated objectives like clockwork.
Meanwhile...Liberty withers, and the real problem solvers of the world are negated.
Chris Rossini is author of Set Money Free: What Every American Needs To Know About The Federal Reserve. Follow @chrisrossini on Twitter.
"scientists, w/ little voice"? Is it just me or do the guys at the heart of these "Change" departments completely sound hypnotized by lucre? It's precisely the narrative of the bought and paid-for and invented scientists that dominates the debate. And when he lets us know that "while scientists, w/ little voice, try to explain it," is anyone else disgusted by the neutral yet scientific "explain" to elevate his disdain for knowledge or conflicting opinion? Imagine this guy teaching a class. Imagine a young intelligent kid questioning the official climate.
ReplyDeleteGreat retort at the end Chris.
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