You Can't Hide From The Truth!

by Joseph Murphy McMillan
(Oak Island, NC, USA)

This is an excellent representation of the view of many leaders in the world as it pertains to global warming. They need to get their heads out of the sand and face the 'inconvenient truth'!

What better way to show them and the masses the harsh reality than to use humor? This is an excellent tool and everyone knows that visual aids are extremely effective when presenting an argument!

A Path to Sharing

I am sure many activists will disagree, but humor such as this is vital to getting out the message. Especially with young people, it is a great way to get their attention. Why not poke fun at those who try to pretend it is not real?

Of course, it is a very important issue, but when you refuse to keep a level head and go off ranting, you will lose many potential listeners who simply do not want to hear it. It is far better to use good humor to engage their minds. As the old saying goes, "Open with a joke"!

Barry's Response Well put, Joseph. We know environmental issues are not the only things our societies and leaders have to deal with, but it should at least be on the list. You can't hide the truth, but you can laugh it off.

Penetration

You've captured the climate communication dilemma perfectly: spreadsheets, slogans, and subsidies. What's the deal? Because people tune out alarms, but lean in for punchlines, cartoons become data's secret weapon. Humor digests the message, not dilutes it. The power of laughter breaks down resistance, especially among young minds raised on memes and not manifestos.

Come on, let's go beyond satire. The atmosphere obeys the sun while activists march and corporations rebrand oil as "advanced hydrocarbon solutions."

Modifications and Patterns

Solar cycles, cloud nucleation from cosmic rays, and multidecadal oceanic patterns like the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) shape our climate. Many people ostracize Nir Shaviv and Judith Curry, but their work argues that climate change is real and not entirely man-made.

Instead of framing CO2 as the sole villain, why not consider its dual role as a warming agent and plant food? In fragile economies, would decarbonization policies based more on ideology than thermodynamics do more harm than good?

There's more to stewardship than signaling, and there's more to truth than fear. It's more like holy ground than doomsday.

Last but not least

You can replace guilt with wonder, panic with clarity, and "net zero" slogans with net wisdom. There's more to cartoons than press conferences, even if they crack open one closed mind.

A dynamic Earth isn't just about global warming. Like any pressure system, it needs balanced input, open skies, and honest observations. It helps to laugh. Science does too. Mix 'em both up.

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