...or maybe I'll eat you. I guess it all depends on who's hungrier. Once again proving that America is the only nation on earth where a person with an IQ of 43 can become a billionaire, quintessential nutjob Ted Turner believes that Global Warming will cause humans to resort to cannibalism. When they passed out the Global Warming Kool-Aid, some said no thanks, some took a drink, and Ted drank about three gallons and asked for more. What a maroon.
It is scary that a person with wealth and influence actually believes something like this.
It some ways, however, listening to Ted should inspire all Americans. After all, if he can make it big, certainly anyone else can. Ted has certainly proved that being stupid is not a hindrance to success*. However, if becoming successful means becoming a loon like Ted, I would hope most Americans would say: "No thanks; being rational and intelligent is more important than fame and fortune."
*Most celebrities have proved this too.
Given that cannibalism has been known to happen during times of famine, his statement isn't especially surprising. Regions of sub-Saharan Africa have suffered crippling drought as of late, attributed by many qualified scientists to a possible link to AGW. When you have no food, only cultural taboos will stop you from eating the only thing left.
But I'm sure James Inhofe's list of five hundred weathermen, paid astroturfers and specialists in something other than climate will underwhelm me again, eh
However, if becoming successful means becoming a loon like Ted, I would hope most Americans would say: "No thanks; being rational and intelligent is more important than fame and fortune."
1) I'll give odds most USAns don't give a crap
2) Your arguments here about climate change have used a smörgåsbord of faulty appeals ranging from observational selection to argumentum ad ignorantiam to straw man, bringing up 'rationality' seems less fitting here.
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