Hyping the Holocaust

"we need to pay attention to the prevention of future genocides through analysis of situations that might lead to one." So says Professor of Physics Dr. Micha Tomkiewicz in his blog piece “Why Am I ‘Dragging’ the Holocaust into the Climate Change Debate?”

(Although I am picking on the comments of Professor Tomkiewicz the issues discussed here are aimed more generally at the body of alarmists who support the population mitigation goals of the UN's Agenda 21.)

The real reason you are using the denier analogy is because there is no science supporting the CAGW (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming) thesis and therefore you resort to ad hominem attacks as a last resort. You need a deflection away from the truth in order to put your opponents on the defensive because their criticisms cannot be answered. Changing the subject is a dialogue ruse employed to put the speaker on the offensive instead of addressing the embarrassing points raised by critics.

Well, then, sir, let us examine these statements made by people who support the CAGW theory. It would appear that there is a potential for another genocide brewing among the Agenda 21 folks. They do not seem to like their fellow human beings and call us maggots. Should this be a cause for concern?  Perhaps it is you who is the denier.


In my experience people who are skeptical of CAGW have a love of truth and do not want to see science corrupted (too late?) to support political ideologies. But there are those who think differently:


"Democracy is not a panacea. It cannot organize everything and it is unaware of its own limits. These facts must be faced squarely. Sacrilegious though this may sound, democracy is no longer well suited for the tasks ahead. The complexity and the technical nature of many of today’s problems do not always allow elected representatives to make competent decisions at the right time." ~Club of Rome


But if not democracy then what? Totalitarianism? Rule by the few? Rule by decree? Once granted such power is not easily or willingly relinquished to the democratic process. This sets up a mechanism for genocide especially in the light of comments such as these:

"The Earth has cancer and the cancer is Man." ~Club of Rome


"Human beings, as a species, have no more value than slugs." ~John Davis, editor of Earth First! journal


"A cancer is an uncontrolled multiplication of cells; the population explosion is an uncontrolled multiplication of people. We must shift our efforts from the treatment of the symptoms to the cutting out of the cancer." ~Paul Ehrlich, Stanford

"There exists ample authority under which population growth could be regulated...It has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution if the population crisis became sufficiently severe to endanger the society." ~John Holdren, Obama science czar


"The extinction of the human species may not only be inevitable but a good thing." ~Christopher Manes, writer in Earth First!

Will Chris make the first human contribution? Maybe we should just let climate change wipe us all out. Problem solved. Let's burn that coal.


“A total population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal.” ~Ted Turner. 

Will Ted lead by example or does he fancy himself as one of the ruling elite passed over by those in charge of population reduction? We won't accomplish that kind of reduction by attrition. Others are not quite so harsh and believe that the earth can support a larger population and will allow others to survive.

"...the resultant ideal sustainable population is hence more than 500 million people but less than one billion." ~Club of Rome. Phew, maybe my progeny and grandchildren will be among the lucky ones.


"Childbearing should be a punishable crime against society, unless the parents hold a government license. All potential parents should be required to use contraceptive chemicals, the government issuing antidotes to citizens chosen for childbearing." ~David Brower, Sierra Club. Only after you are finished having your kids, eh, David?

"For the planet’s sake, I hope we have bird flu or some other thing that will reduce the population, because otherwise we’re doomed." ~Susan Blakemore science journalist. 

At least she doesn't want to be reincarnated as a virus and do the job herself like charming Prince Philip:
 'If I were reincarnated, I would wish to be returned to Earth as a killer virus to lower human population levels'. 

Here is slug John Davis of Earth First again, lamenting the eradication of small pox. That's it, John. Great idea. Medical care only for the leaders of the population reduction movement all in the name of saving the planet from CO2. 


"I suspect that eradicating small pox was wrong. It played an important part in balancing ecosystems." ~John Davis. 

What do you think of that Professor Tomkiewicz? Do you fear for your grandchildren yet? Isn't this guy more frightening than a harmless trace gas like CO2?


"In order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 per day." ~Jacques Cousteau. How Jacques? Tell us how? Oh, not his problem anymore. Gone in 1997.


“The extinction of Homo Sapiens would mean survival for millions, if not billions, of Earth-dwelling species. Phasing out the human race will solve every problem on Earth - social and environmental.” ~Ingrid Newkirk, former PETA president. 

Wow, Ingrid! Are you ready to lead by example? Such lucidity, such clarity. Hard to argue with that one. How do you feel about the prospects for your grandchildren with Ingrid in charge, Prof? 


"Although there was evidence available – Hitler was clear about what he wanted to do in Mein Kampf – why did people not pay attention?" Your words(link added), Prof. Pay attention!


Nature is notoriously unpredictable. Climate change is especially subject to right turns by a dynamic environment subject to many internal and external forces engaged in a constant ebb and flow around the earth. Your crystal ball is better than mine if you can accurately predict the future of climate change. But the sample of people above are being quite transparent about their motives and methods. They leave no doubt that people other than themselves are the target. Will you be their willing accomplice Professor or will you stand for freedom against these human haters, these misanthropists?


Don't believe these people are serious? It has already been tried in India and elsewhere. China's one child policy is praised as a global warming solution. Do you support such misanthropy?


With all due respect, sir, you are backing the wrong horse. The CAGW mantra is collapsing under the weight of evidence that the consensus was wrong after all. CO2 , previously demonized, has been exonerated as the modern day witch switch of global warming. More and more scientists are speaking out against the BS of CAGW.


Sir, I would be more worried about the intentions of the people quoted above than the puny effects of CO2 on climate change, a trace gas essential to life on earth. Population stabilization will take care of itself as standards of living rise. We are not the enemy of Nature. Humans are Nature's way of understanding itself and making itself useful. 


Students on Ice take high schoolers on expeditions to the West Antarctic Peninsula to experience climate change first hand. A 14 year old girl from my home town in Whitby recently returned from her trip and made the following comment: 'The best part of the experience for me was being away from our crazy consumerism lifestyle and seeing the world in its natural state, unaffected by humans.'  The education on climate change is taking hold on the younger generation. Will your grandchildren be among the misanthropists? Will they take up the clarion call of people like James Hansen who endorses books that champion an end to industrial society and massive population reduction?

Ideas have consequences. Bad ideas have bad consequences. Will this be your grandchildren?


As a holocaust survivor one wonders where you will stand on Agenda 21's population reduction goals?



 CO2 was exhaled into the atmosphere during the creation of this post. No living thing was harmed. Some even liked it.