The Big Lie

In reading a Wikipedia discussion article about global warming (and arguments for and against human responsibility) someone linked to Adolf Hitler's "Big Lie." From Mein Kampf, it reads:

"All this was inspired by the principle - which is quite true in itself - that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation. For the grossly impudent lie always leaves traces behind it, even after it has been nailed down, a fact which is known to all expert liars in this world and to all who conspire together in the art of lying. These people know only too well how to use falsehood for the basest purposes. ... "

It got me thinking, did Bill Clinton try this tactic when responding to allegations of sexual conduct with Monica Lewinsky? It seems Slick Willie underestimated nature. We as a people may be subject to the big lie, but our primal instincts, deeper than our learned misrepresentations of the truth, told us that sex was to be had, so we knew it was.

By the way, none of the arguments against human involvement or responsibility in global warming held any weight compared to the overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary. Unfortunately, I found even less evidence of ideas leading to a possible resolution to the problems of global climate change, regardless of the cause of the situation.

In short, it will take a global effort to limit the increase in temperatures as it has been and still is a global causation. I know some people are not concerned about the fate of polar bears, but they are the least of our worries. It only takes 13 feet of sea level rise to completely cripple this planet, from a human perspective. Obviously, 13 feet won't happen over night but it takes even less to flood populated low lying areas. Coastal cities will be flooded. Migration would lead to war, famine, and every other type of social unrest you can think of in the increasingly populated interiors that are not equipped to handle the influx of several billion (yes, billion) people. The majority of the world's population lives within 100 miles of an ocean. There will be less land area, our coastally based economies will crumble, rivers will dry up from the lack of snow melt and so we'll have over 6 billion people with nothing to drink. Evaporation will be to a greater extent, the lakes being the first to go. Rice beds will be under the ocean, wheat fields will be unproductive due to the increased humidity and decrease in irrigation capabilities, and we still won't have the capability to produce alternate energy supplies. The oil will be gone in 30 years. Cold, thirsty, hungry, and unemployed is what we will be.

Ideas? I have some and will touch on them in the coming days.