The U.S. Hall of Shame

Politics and opinion on the state of America

The U.S. Hall of Shame...

This section of "The View From Here" is reserved for those feckless, duplicitous members of American politics, journalism, advocacy, or influence who dishonor themselves and do disservice to America and Americans through their dishonesty, hypocrisy, or divisive polemics.

The Latest Addition: Stephen Schneider, PhD.

Hall of Shame Latest Addition - 3/5/02: Stephen Schneider, PhD.

Radical green and professor of biological sciences at Stanford University, Dr. Stephen Schneider, does not place a great deal of value in the truth - at least not when it comes to telling the truth about the environment.

"...like most people we'd like to see the world a better place. . . . To do that we need to get some broad-based support, to capture the public's imagination. That, of course, entails getting loads of media coverage. So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we might have. . . . Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest."

(For the full quote - please see http://www.aps.org/apsnews/0896/11592.html)

Did you get that? We plebian scum are farrrr too ignorant and simple to appreciate the realities of the issue. Better that we are spoon fed "simplified, dramatic statements" and "scary scenarios".

Here's a scary scenario for you - that elitist eco-Nazi's like Schneider actually have any credibility at all...then again, maybe I am being "simplified" in my "dramatic statements"...