For Those Without Imagination…Why Lying Matters.

“The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one.”-Adolph Hitler

I have argued with many people over the last few years over the idea of anthropogenic global warming. I once asked a friend, point blank, “If I could PROVE to you that you are being lied to, would you care?” To my shock, he quickly said “No.” Sadly, he is not alone in his myopia.

While arguing, I will weave convincing and elaborate arguments. Document and cite sources. Make the nuanced- readily available. The convoluted- clear. But ultimately, the faith in global warming is stronger than the facts in global warming. I am consistently stymied by the same final argument, “If it gets people to stop polluting, then the lie is worth it. Even if it only does a little good, it’s worth it.”

Unfortunately, many of these people cannot see the paradox of their logic. Fortunately, I am here to point it out. Simply put, the absurdity in tolerating a lie “because it does a little good” comes in the assumption that the liar is operating in your best interests and always will. In other words, assuming that a lie is ok because it’s your “side” that’s doing the lying, fails to take into account that it might not always be your “side” doing the lying.

Let’s take a little trip to imagination land for a second. What if…

…there was a scientist in the global warming movement who was also pro-eugenics? Let’s say this scientist discovered certain facts that proved that people of darker skin pigmentation produced more CO2 then others. Now what are we to do? We’ve already accepted the lie that CO2 causes global warming. Now, there are new sets of facts that say one group of people (based on the lie) is jeopardizing the continued existence of everyone else based solely on their skin color. Does the lie still seem “worth it”?

Ok, back to reality. Those that understood the point of the previous paragraph, you’re dismissed. The rest of you, stay after class. You folks, of course, are the types who possess a disastrous lack of imagination. You read the previous paragraph and rolled your eyes. “Pure right-wing propaganda.” you said. “Fascist hyperbole”, you chortled.

Ok, fine. I’ll make a deal with you all. It seems that “bad things” are acceptable to you if it does “a little good”. If we’re going to play the “The Ends Justify The Means” Game…I’ll play along, too. I will stop complaining about my “bad things” if you stop complaining about yours. Specifically, I will stop complaining about the lying socialists that run the global warming movement, if…

…the next time a 2^nd Amendment gets brought up, you don’t say a word. The right to keep and bear arms on an individual basis has saved some lives. So, it’s at least done a little good,right? So from now on, when the 2^nd Amendment is discussed, you shut up.

…the next time a president tells us there are weapons of mass destruction, you don’t say a word. Taking out a crazy Middle Eastern despot, who had his own personal torture rooms and had a nasty habit of gassing his own people; that was a little good, right? So from now on, the next time a president tells us there are weapons of mass destruction, you shut up.

…the next time the idea of not publicly funding abortions comes up, you don’t say a word. Limiting the subsidization someone else’s carelessness, lack of personal responsibility, and lack of morals will force at least a few to become responsible, so it does a little good, right? So from now on, the next time the idea of not publicly funding abortions comes up, you shut up.

…the next time you hear someone complaining about Obama’s unprecedented spending spree, you don’t say a word. Saving money now (by not spending it on unnecessary and failing social programs) will put less burden on future generations in the sense that they won’t be owned outright (bodily even), every man woman and child, by the Chinese. That’s at least a little good, right? So from now on, the next time you hear someone complaining about Obama’s unprecedented spending spree, you shut up.

That’s the deal, the trade off for self-inflicted ignorance about the global warming hoax. Ignorance has never been bliss. (That’s just what stupid people say to make themselves feel better.) And self-inflicted ignorance…that comes at a price.

Time to pay up global warming acolytes.