Christ Almighty. FreepersThink Polar Bear Drownings News is Funny

[elehhhhna]

To: ATOMIC_PUNK
"SCIENTISTS have for the first time found evidence that polar bears are drowning because climate change is melting the Arctic ice shelf."

This is good news for the seals.



38 posted on 12/18/2005 10:23:27 AM PST by BadAndy (The DemocRATs are the enemy's most effective weapon.)
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To: conserv13
Climate change is real and we need to deal with it.

If so we will by the same way it has been done for the last 15,000 years - by moving inland.

39 posted on 12/18/2005 10:25:07 AM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
doesn't their prey have to make simular adjustments?



40 posted on 12/18/2005 10:26:42 AM PST by sure_fine (*not one to over kill the thought process*)
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To: ATOMIC_PUNK
if bears are drowning, are seals drying out?



41 posted on 12/18/2005 10:27:46 AM PST by sure_fine (*not one to over kill the thought process*)
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[MissWaverly]

1. what about the Inuits and every thing else that lives there

how supremely arrogant to laugh about death and suffering that we cause through our
carelessness PS Sen McCain said on "This Week" that they were going to push through the
defense bill with the proviso for artic drilling in it. Another blow to the wilderness,
I really don't understand why they could not take that part out, global warming is enough
of an impact right now, why add to it.

[Canadian Socialist]

3. MissWaverley, a little nitpick

please do not use the word eskimo. The proper term is Inuit or Inuk. Eskimo is a Cree swear word. Otherwise, excellent point!

[beam me up scottie]

4. Wow. I didn't know that either.

Thanks for telling us.:thumbsup:

[Igel]

9. Maybe, maybe not, but "Inuit" doesn't always work.

American Heritage Dictionary:
"Eskimo has come under strong attack in recent years for its supposed offensiveness, and many Americans today either avoid this term or feel uneasy using it. It is widely known that Inuit, a term of ethnic pride, offers an acceptable alternative, but it is less well understood that Inuit cannot substitute for Eskimo in all cases, being restricted in usage to the Inuit-speaking peoples of Arctic Canada and parts of Greenland. In Alaska and Arctic Siberia, where Inuit is not spoken, the comparable terms are Inupiaq and Yupik, neither of which has gained as wide a currency in English as Inuit. While use of these terms is often preferable when speaking of the appropriate linguistic group, none of them can be used of the Eskimoan peoples as a whole; the only inclusive term remains Eskimo. •The claim that Eskimo is offensive is based primarily on a popular but disputed etymology tracing its origin to an Abenaki word meaning “eaters of raw meat.” Though modern linguists speculate that the term actually derives from a Montagnais word referring to the manner of lacing a snowshoe, the matter remains undecided, and meanwhile many English speakers have learned to perceive Eskimo as a derogatory term invented by unfriendly outsiders in scornful reference to their neighbors' unsophisticated eating habits."

http://www.yaelf.com/aueFAQ/mifeskimo.shtml is somewhat less sparing of people's sensibilities, which is refreshing (to be honest). I particularly like that the Inuit decided that the Yupik should be called Inuit, if that's a reasonable inference from what is said there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo also seems reasonable and compatible with yaelf, while adding new information. The American Heritage's 'disputed' is probably to be read as 'almost certainly false', its 'the matter remains undecided' equates roughly to 'not capable of being proven beyond all doubt'.

So it's a question of whether we avoid using a term one group erroneously finds objectionable in favor of using a term of dubious application to other groups. There was a spate of this kind of thing in the '60s (give or take 20 years), with groups finding the most objectionable interpretation or origin of a non-self-assigned name, and propagandizing it. But the most objectionable interpretation was frequently not the most likely, or nor in some cases even a possible, origin. Hence the entire 'squaw' boondoggle. Even worse, speakers are frequently unaware of the original meaning of the ethnonym, anyway: I liked Am. Her.'s 'learned to perceive'.

[MissWaverly]

14. Sorry, don't mean to offend them, they have enough problems

[Toots]

15. They used to have to travel up to thirty miles for their walrus and seal

Now it is up to one hundred and sixty miles in small kayaks. People are dying...

[MissWaverly]

16. This is horrendous

And the only thing we hear about from Ted Stevens is a bridge to nowhere and an artic
drilling package. What is wrong with our leaders.

Ted Stevens (R-AK)
email: stevens.senate.gov
Comm: Appropriations (Chair), Commerce, Science and Transportation, Governmental Affairs,
Rules & Administration, Special Aging

[Rocknrule]

2. Sick fucks

They probably masturbate to the first 1/2 hour of Saving Private Ryan

[elehhhhna]

5. 1st 30 seconds, more like

[harphunter]

7. SAY WHAT!!!!

Who the fuck masturbates to the begining of a war movie. Sweet fuckin Jesus! Where did you hear that shit? That is fucked up.


And polar bears drowning!!!!



Damn!!!!



That's hard to "fathom". I thought they were excellent swimmers. Hell I thought they floated. Doesn't the blubber and the hollow fur make them float naturally? In fact it would seem to me that the only way they could drown would be if ice held them under.


Ill be damned. This is the oddest news story I have ever heard of. I need to read more.

Thanks for opening my eyes. Global warming is serious business and these repukes just don't get it. Bastards!!!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

8. Enjoy your stay.

[beam me up scottie]

10. It was a long one.

No doubt the only time you'll hear anyone not using size to denigrate our friend.

[Straight Shooter]

11. Harphunter ...

National Resources Defense Council has excellent information on the dangers that climate changes are causing polar bears. No animal on earth is invulnerable to these increasing changes, least of all the human animal. Even a person cannot dogpaddle forever.

I want to show you a modicum of respect here and suggest you click on this link http://www.nrdc.org and educate yourself.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

12. Actually, thanks to Bush's relaxed rules of surveillance, we have the film

You might want to get rid of the blow-up doll you keep in the corner. It could be considered incriminating.

[beam me up scottie]

13. !

:rofl:

[acmavm]

6. Is it possible anyone would expect anything more dignified or

intelligent from a bunch of brain deads? I think this is probably typical from the freeper crowd.