A few minutes ago, I sent a thank-you note to Senator Inhofe for taking Gore to task.

-The New Guy

Forgive the second posting of this but it is more relevent than ever. I posted it several weeks ago that compared Global Warmingism to a Cult and now...Drudge has a link "You're a prophet" with a Democrat Representative calling Gore a Prophet...need Global Warmingism be characterized in any other fashion than a cult after such sycophanticism?

When the new millennium arrived it brought with it a panic
felt ‘round the world, that being of course the Y2K scare of computer and
related electronic failure on a catastrophic level, threatening to destabilize
and possibly bring apocalyptic chaos in the lives of people everywhere. Needless to say, it didn’t happen. Move forward a few years and another
catastrophe of even greater proportions is said to threaten our world and in
fact, the direst predictions claim that humanity as we know it has 10 years
left at best. We are doomed and the end
is near if something isn’t done now.

My interest in one aspect of the debate is
sociological. While far more significant
are the facts of the arguments made by both sides and in-between, I am struck
by the sociological profile of the Global Warmists in comparison to characteristics
commonly found in cults, both religious and non-religious. Of course even sounding this note will set
off a cacophony of protests among the ardent teachers, promoters, and followers
of the enthusiastic doctrine and science of global warming. That is fine; protest all you want while the
rest consider.

For the sake of clarity, when I refer to global warming, I
am clearly and distinctly referring to those who adhere to the belief that the
rise in the earth’s average temperature in most recent history (the beginning
date is argued from 50-75 years) is the result most significantly of an
anthropogenic cause, namely the burning of fossil fuels which has increased the
parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere from 280 parts per million to 360
parts per million (give or take 10 or so on each end per varying arguments). Additionally, that the prescriptive action
deduced from these “climate model conclusions” is a radical change in the way
we live and hyper-drastic reductions in the burning of fossil fuels which is to
be enhanced, if not enforced, through governmental legislation. With that said and this not being a debate
about the scientific aspects of the issue, I will move on to the merits of my
hypothesis; is Global Warmingism a cult?

Having had some theological and sociological training, both
academically and personally for over 20 years I feel comfortable with at least
being able to sense or detect patterns of behavior, methods of indoctrination
and other related social rhythms that either fit in part or whole into certain
classifications or groups. For a while I
really didn’t detect looping themes in the Global Warmists because there
initially appeared to be a moderately healthy point of discovery and debate with
some tolerance of other considerations.
However, that changed when one personality came to the forefront and
seemed to provide a starkly pivotal moment in the debate that took the
scientific study and question of global warming from the lab into the world of politics. Of course that personality is none other than
former Vice President, Al Gore.

I realize that Al Gore didn’t invent the idea of global
warming nor does he pretend to be the preeminent spokesperson on the
topic. But seldom, if ever, have I seen
issues codified as socially significant and given a great deal of attention
apart from the help of a high profile group or person leading the way. And Al Gore admits to this calling, quite
candidly. Unfortunately it has resulted
with the issue in the hands of the politicians who in reality are the formers
and reformers of the social policy of our day.
They are the quasi-philosophers, the default social engineers who manufacture
the rules and regulations that are said to represent the beliefs of the
reasonable masses. And so here it is,
with the a newly found “charismania” pumping life into Al Gore to that he may lead
the way, I ask once again, is Global Warmingism a cult?

Instead of simply following my instinct without any research
I made sure that what I sensed was legitimate.
So with the help of Al Gore’s real invention the internet, I used this
mechanism of revelation to search out characteristics of cults, both religious
and non-religious and I was stunned to discover the alarming parallels between Global
Warmists and the general characteristics of cults. So without further delays allow me to begin my
enumeration and comparison of 10 distinctions of cults that are observable in Global
Warmists, with number 10 being my own contribution to the formula:

1. “The
group is focused on a living leader to whom the members seem to display
excessively zealous, unquestioning commitment.”
From the American Family Foundation. http://www.sspx-cult.com/CultCharacteristics.htm

2. “Questioning,
doubt and dissent are discouraged or even punished.” From the American Family Foundation. http://www.sspx-cult.com/CultCharacteristics.htm

3. “Crisis
Creation – They employ tactics designed to deepen confusion, fear, guilt or
doubt.” From the University
of California at Berkeley. http://www.sspx-cult.com/CultCharacteristics.htm

4. “Placing
an individual in a position of powerlessness within a high-control
authoritarian system.” From Professor
Dennis Tourish quoting Singer. http://www.rickross.com/reference/general/general434.html

5. “Endless
indoctrination into the ideology of the group.”
http://home.earthlink.net/~raamthodol/cults.pdf

6. “Use
of apocalyptic imagery.” http://home.earthlink.net/~raamthodol/cults.pdf

7. “Mystical
Manipulation. Potential convert is convinced of the higher purpose within the special
group.” From Common Cult Characteristics.
http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-cultinfo.html

8. “The
cult insists that there is no legitimate alternative to membership in the cult.” From Common Cult Characteristics. http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-cultinfo.html

9. “B.I.T.E.
Behavioral, Informational, Thought and Emotional Control. From Common Cult Characteristics”. http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-cultinfo.html

10. A radical
change in the way you live will be required.
It will be characterized by little change in the lives of those in power
with the cult but a marked decrease and often and substantial decrease, in
personal wealth and comfort.

After a substantial amount of review and evaluation of cult
identifiers I was amazed to see the application to Global Warmists. The 10 I listed does not, of course, comprise
all such possible characteristics but certainly demonstrates an alarming
profile regarding how Global Warmists operate.

Al Gore, without question is spearheading this effort and is
probably the most well-known and visible personality involved in the
debate. In fact, as I write it is being
reported that Al Gore has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. And it is without a doubt that he has had
little to answer for regarding a panel of notable scientists who oppose what
his book, The Earth in the Balance:
Ecology and the Human Spirit, along with subsequent publications and
speeches, claim. There is little
scrutiny if any that Al Gore, the newly crowned king of this movement, has
endured. Instead he has been met with
applause and acquiescence by willing media.

But moving away from the central personality to what I
believe has now become the cult of Global Warming are
the remaining tags that help people understand when they are encountering a cult. Just recently Delaware’s state climatologist David Legates
is living with the threat of having his title removed because of a scientific
disagreement with Global Warmists which he shares with the likes of outstanding
climatologists and scientists in his field such as Dr. Henrik Svensmark. If you question you will punished appears to
be quite true.

Does the exclusionist behavior, the doomsday prophecies, the
trail of money going to the few who will orchestrate and oversee the rescue of
our lives and the radical change that will be required in your life but not
those in power, the heavy indoctrination and punishment and belittlement of
dissenters and no legitimate alternatives viewed as acceptable, bother
you? If it does it is because my friend,
you have probably experienced such cult like behavior and organization before
and your instinct tells you that you are seeing it again.

But without writing more I would rather solicit the reader’s
opinion and discover if any or all of the characteristics and the additional
information at the links in my article, support the hypothesis and conclusion
that indeed, Global Warmingism is a cult.

Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!

Get it right, his title is "Professor Genius"

Gore is obviously not running for POTUS, and that's all for the best, since his tin ear for politics remains as metallic as ever.

Yet Andrea Koppel, one of the few MSM newsies I respect, continues to fawn and pluck at the hem of this impostor's robe.

Probably a CNN policy memo orally transmitted. Or she's pandering, just like AG himself does on every occasion this unprincipled fraud thinks he can get away with it.

None of the reports got this but at one point this bloated doofus joked in his typically humble way about not knowing anything about a mathematical "cosine" mentioned by one of his scientist boot-licking buddies.. How appropo.

This pampered politcal prince who barely knows how to spell "science" wants the western world to regulate itself back into the middle ages to accomodate his buffoonish attempt to stay relevant.

He who hesitates is last.