What is the tragedy of overconfidence about global warming climate science?
The great tragedy of the overconfidence of global warming science and individuals invested in the fruits of GCC funding are:people are frightened by two decades of unsubstantiated rumors of manmade global catastrophe that never materialized.children who grew up on a steady diet of fear inducing climate disaster now live in a world unchanged 10 years latermoney that could have funded the advanced education of a generation struggle while precious funds are squandered on an invention of bad sciencewith small exceptions mankind’s contribution to global warming is eclipsed by natural processes so people in the industrialized world must pay more for their energy because cheaper alternatives are bannedglobal warming fever ignores a desperate 3rd world where electricity is provided by NGO’s that relegate area populations to medical care facilities that rely on underpowered and unreliable eco-friendly solar panels.sanctimonious celebrities get to grind about a world that others should pay for while the elite live comfortable lifestyles beyond the reach of a vast majority struggling to make ends meetthe climate doomsayers revel in every natural disaster as if a single destructive hurricane gives credence to their beliefsThe greatest tragedy is that the waste will continue and people in impoverished countries will continue to suffer needlessly. In the end climate change will carry on with or without mankind because the topic has always had less relevance to science than to the political bias from which it grows.
Anyone got a good christmas cracker joke?
Question: If a blonde and a brunette fell off a building, who would hit the ground first? Answer: The brunette - the blonde would have to stop for directions!
Did the Russians really charge German positions in mass numbers, without firearms, during World War II? In movies depicting the Eastern front, the Soviets thrust their soldiers at German positions. Was this truly a common tactic for Soviet forces?
No, the Soviets were brutal and callous with the lives of their soldiers, but they weren’t actively trying to lose the war.Enemy at the Gates is one of the worst depictions of the Eastern Front, but for some reason comprises the majority of people’s ‘knowledge’ about that theater. The Soviets never really lacked for small arms, although they did often lack heavier weapons. Because of heavy losses in 1941 and the occupation of many densely populated regions, the Soviets actually suffered from manpower shortages which required them to not zerg rush the Germans as depicted in Enemy at the Gates.Antiaircraft guns, but at least there’s gunsThe image of commissars standing in the back ready to gun down hundreds of their own men is a myth too. Order 227, the famous “Not One Step Back!” Order, required Soviet armies to create blocking detachments to capture or execute fleeing troops. However, they weren’t shot on the spot, fleeing troops were usually court martialed as usual. Even then, few were executed, as a result of the aforementioned manpower shortage. Instead, they were sent to penal battalions, which were units made of convicted soldiers who ended up being sent to the most difficult and dangerous sectors. At Stalingrad, of the 15,000 who were court martialed in the opening weeks, only about 200 were actually killed. Soviet commanders also saw Order 227 as a waste and often ignored it or complained about the requirements, leading it to be withdrawn less than 3 months after it was put in place. However, they were glad to have more meat in penal battalions, with nearly half a million men serving in them through the course of the war.If you need more proof, here’s what a battle actually looks like when one side charges rifles and machine guns without guns of their own.
Is Putin actually a coward?
When the wall came down in Germany, Putin was second in command, and left in charge, of the KGB Residence in Dresden. A mob thousands strong was surging through the streets looking for Soviet symbols. It took over and wrecked an East German headquarters next door to the Residence, trashing it and emptying all the files. Putin asked for guards from the nearest army post but was told it had to be authorized from Moscow. Moscow wasn’t answering the phone.Then it gathered outside the walls and gate of the Residence where Putin and a few agents and staff were burning documents. Putin walked out of the Residence, a palatial marble palace, and approached the gates.He said “This is an official building of the Soviet Union. It is defended. I have given orders to shoot if anyone crosses this wall or this gate.” There were half a dozen men behind the windows. Putin drew his revolver. “I have 12 shots. I will use eleven on you and one on myself if it is necessary to defend this building. It is my duty and I will do it.”The crowd wasn’t armed with anything lethal (but you couldn’t know that in advance). Putin turned his back and walked slowly to the steps, big marble steps, slowly up them, and entered the house.The mob dispersed.Vladimir Putin saved KGB offices from East German looters