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27. Look at it this way

Calling it Global Warming simplifies all those complicated systematic characteristics and effects into a simple sound bite. That simple sound bite creates the impression that the global is warming, and only warming. This makes it really easy for the detractors to say "There is no need to pay attention to this Global Warming crap, because it's colder this year where I live".

The simplicity of the term made it easy to sell initially, and easy to use as a weapon of fear. The simplicity of the term has now lead to a break down in its credibility. The legitimate scientific papers I have read do not call it Global Warming, only the press, media, and attention seekers do.

Once you understand that human civilization has a significant impact on the environment at all levels, locally, regionally, "hemispheric-ally", and globally, you can start to appreciate HOW human civilization effects the system. Arguing that a system is failing without a more granular look at the causes and effects and interrelations of the causes and effects just takes attention away from a real understanding of the problem.

People in this country argue about cars, carbon, pollution, etc. All of this are definate effects, but very few people that buy into the Global Warming propaganda have any understanding of the localized and global effect that GIGANTIC lake that China has made has.

It's all important. Yelling about Global Warming, oil, and cars prevents you from seeing how complicated this topic is, and will prevent you from see real solution, preferably real solutions that won't make things worse.

I was raised to always be mindful of my impact to the world around me, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Global Warming is insulting to the fundamentals that I know. Accepting that Global Climate change is happening, and is NOT a simple concept fits well withing the fundamentals that I know, and lets me see the world around me for what it is and what is happening.