[Lou_Dorchen]

Originally Posted by Captain Awesome

By the way... I have no idea how old you guys all are, but we have been hearing this "sky is falling/oil is running out" argument for about 40 years now. I think it's pretty safe to say that the chicken littles and boys who cried wolf are not taken seriously. Why is it that so many people believe in these scare tactics?

They've actually openly admitted that, but the press is so biased most people don't realize it:

"To capture the public imagination, we have to offer up some scary scenarios, make simplified dramatic statements and little mention of any doubts one might have. Each of us has to decide the right balance between being effective, and being honest." -Dr Stephen Schneider, October 1989

Schneider was also notable for being public in the1970s about the coming ice age, but then being a main global warming proponent in the 1990s.The only consistancy Schneider had was that in both instances the solution was to take more freedoms away from Americans and increasingly regulate business in order to avert the coming catastrophe.

Not to be preaching, but if we do not stop electing Democrats and start rolling back these environmental laws, we wont be able to drive fun cars in the future. It's just a question of when. History repeats itself. In the 1970s, government enacting of laws called for by radical environmentalists killed the Muscle Car Era. We are in another 'muscle car war' now, and it's a great time to be a 'car guy', but it's going to end if we don't do something about it. And it's gonna end for the exact same reason it did last time.

Captain A, I'm 40. When I was a young child I remember asking why we had to wait in line for gas. My parents told me the honest truth and said it was because we had an idiot as a President. lol So I learned how bad policy/leaders affected the average American at a very young age. I've been extremely interested in history and civics since.