While AGW group-think may be a common disease in craven
Academia, in financial, commercial, and political circles the AGW propaganda is
a clever money-making mechanism and a power grab, the new and effective way to
exploit amazing ignorance and fears of the general population.
Yes, a religion of sorts. And the high priests of this new
religion, like all priests of all times, are the least believing of all: they
know exactly, what they are doing, they laugh in our faces and in the faces of
their faithful, they already accumulated such an iron-clad power that our
diddly "skepticism" doesn't bother them at all -- we cannot do them
any harm.
I suspect that the smartest bunch on the Green Side of the
Force quietly approves the existence of such outlets as WUWT. Antics of the
skeptics have entertainment value for our masters, allow them to appreciate
their success more vividly. Winning over fools is easy and boring, crushing
under your feet something truly precious, something you never can become --
those loathsome brave, talented and knowledgeable people -- is sublimely
thrilling for the jaded rulers of the world. That's why they pay millions for
imbecilic abstract art, or go to degenerate, tax-funded opera houses to listen
to Verdi and Mozart being perverted and mocked by voiceless singers and hapless
conductors. The Conqueror Worms enjoy their power that way.
Also, according to several conversations I had with wealthy
alarmists, they view sites like WUWT as useful relief valves: let those
perspicacious types gather together and let their steam off in completely
harmless way, perusing articles published in untouchable
"peer-reviewed" journals, finding errors and wasting their own and
others' time, endlessly analyzing details, making obvious conclusions, and building
imaginary reputations among their ilk --
instead of really trying to take control of the situation by force. Let
the discontent play in their sandbox, while the real world belongs to the
serious, practical people, thieves and liars.
