Posted by
Catmman on Sunday, March 30, 2008 10:16:57 AM
Take an apparently activist news organization,
throw in photos of eco-event, place photos side by side as to offer a "contrast", make a big deal about how turning off the lights saves energy...
Don't make a big deal of the fact that the "comparison" photos were taken
three nights apart - the "lighted" photo on a business weeknight (Thursday), the "darker" photo on a non-work weekend night (Saturday).
Now I'm no rocket surgeon, but let me suppose this: Wouldn't it have been correct, if one were wanting to show a true comparison that is, to take
BOTH photos on Saturday night? One photo right before 'Earth Hour' began, and the next photo say, 10-15 minutes (at the latest, I'm being generous) after it began? Of course that's the whole point isn't it? Eco-advocates can't make the case for their events, since doing so would discredit them. Look at almost
ANY major metropolitan area on a weekend as opposed to a weeknight and you'll will notice the same skyline, but with obvious fewer lights? Why? Common sense, that's why. Most of these areas aren't as occupied on the weekend as they are during the week, so you will see the same skyline, but with differing amounts of lighting. Also, one must admit that there were probably a few lights turned off on Saturday night because of the vent. I'm sure there were. But this is just further evidence, not of people's "growing awareness or advocacy", but of the misrepresentation and hyperbole of the alarmist movement.
Of course the truth doesn't matter if you have an agenda to push.
The first line of the story nails the true appeal of this type of "activism":
"WELL, that felt good, didn't it?"
You see, we didn't really accomplish anything, but man, it sure
FELT good. Oh, and don't worry about our photos misrepresenting the actual event. Our intentions were noble.
How about this pap:
Earth Hour Australia chief executive
Greg Bourne said..."Now we have this image of
darkness, and consciousness, going around the world," he said. "It
is a message of hope and optimism … we, the citizens of the
world, are prepared to take action and we want to defeat climate
change."
Or this line from the story:
"There was darkness — and we saw it was good."
Let's see...lets denigrate our western way of life, as well as the technology that makes our life so great, and celebrate darkness? All through the prism of some grander worldwide consciousness. And although, admittedly, we have no real measurement of any
ACTUAL, benefit (saving energy, reducing emissions) we can all hold hands and sing together that our intentions were altruistic and
we felt GOOD.
These people are totally off their rocker.
More
here and
here.
(H/T:
AoS top headline thingy)