by Pat Tigges
Frank H. Knight says: “The worst trouble…is not so much ignorance, but that people do not know they are ignorant; they know so much that is not true. People who assume that, since they watch television news, they know all that is worth knowing about everything, “do not know they are ignorant.” These people seem to believe that, by watching the evening news, they are not just combating boredom, but actually acquiring knowledge.
And…have a great poster from the National Anxiety Center (bet you never heard of it) that is headlined “The Earth is Fine! Save Yourself!” It’s a 17x22 wall hanging that contains wonderful irreverent things about the green movement and their outrageous claims. I’ve sent for a price on quantity discounts and might have some later this fall to sell. Following are a few notable facts I picked off the poster:
“—Clean Water is what comes out of the tap from one end of the nation to the other. Enjoy it.”
“—Clean Air is precisely what we breathe full-time in America. Yes, in some cities, given huge quantities of people and vehicles, plus the proximity of mountains that trap noxious vapors they emit, the air isn’t that great, but no one is dying from it. Today’s automobiles contribute very little to so-called air pollution. Environmentalist want you to stop driving. You won’t. You don’t have to.”
“—Pesticides are one of the reasons more people are living longer, healthier lives than ever before in the history of mankind…”
People get medical and health advice from Meryl Streep, Robert Redford and Oprah. They trust a butterfly specialist (Paul Ehrlick) to set policy on population growth. They obviously believe that Vice President Gore, a lawyer-turned-politician, knows more about climatology than NASA and world-renown scientist. Don’t people ever wonder where these ‘second hand’ experts got all that information?
Pat Tigges, Administrator of Eat First! A project of the Pacific Northwest Aerial Application Education Foundation. P.O. Box 415, Coulee City, WA 99115. Phone: 509-632-5256, Fax 509-632-5100 Newsletter is $25.00 per year.
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