Earth Hour: Bright Lights That Burnt A Fuse…
March 28, 2008 · By Matthew
SDA and Joanne have done a good job of point out the ridiculousness of this whole affair this week. My philosophy regarding the western world’s planned love-in tomorrow night is quite simple; a shirt that us heathen meat-eaters sometimes wear inspires the following:
I plan on turning on every appliance and lighting fixture in my place: the first hour will be to rebuke some poor soul who thinks that sitting in the dark singing koombiya will somehow prevent polar bears from sailing on ice floats; the second hour will be for the power I’d normally use during the two hours anyway; the third hour is to use more electricity than would’ve been used if the self-righteous ecowarriors didn’t bemoan their poor Gaia’s condition to the rest of us to begin with.
I mentioned this tonight when at a friend’s house; my friend (who knows me well), was probably trying to pick a fight and asked me what I would be doing during tomorrow night’s antics. After explaining the above, and hearing the expected lament on how horrible I was, I asked her why a province like ours — one whose two main sources of electricity are hydroelectric and nuclear — is awash with people going through with a silly exercise that won’t really affect the environment one way or another. Her response? “To raise awareness.” When I inquired who or what would be more aware after she conducted the above-mentioned powwow, she said that it would make me more aware. And you know what, I think it might just do that. After playing Smash while listening to some good old metal from the ’80s tomorrow night, I think I’ll be more aware of how sheepish people are as they follow through with the latest guilt-suppressant fad to come along…
UPDATE: I don’t even need to try! The Globe has a list of tweedy ways to pass through this loathsome lovefest. I especially like numbers 9 through 12 — let me know how the debate turns out guys! Of course, 24-26 is what this agenda is really all about to begin with, now isn’t it?
Wow…you take stuped to a new level….
lol! Thanks for the link.
Judging from comment #1, I guess the Globe is ’stupid’ too. Oh, and Rick Mercer as well!
And the idiots will inherit the world.Please bring on the next global scam,so i can get some more laughs.This one is getting boring and i dont like to be told by fools,that their leaders GORE,,Suzuki and the like are right and anybody who questions them is wrong.You fools turn out your GD lights and quit bothering me.You will feel very foolish in a few years when you find your GURU,s are all in jail for this god awful scam.
That’s strange the person(can’t remember her name) who was interviewed on television talked about EARTH HOUR AWARNESS plans to attend a ‘live’ concert at that precise hours. Talk about hypocrisy. we shut off our lights while she attends a live concerts with glaring lights around.
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I realize that you and the rest of your buddies in the Flat Earth Society believe that global warming is just a big, fat hoax - kind of like evolution - but the fact that you plan on “turning on every appliance and lighting fixture in my place” makes you look like a petulant six-year-old, Matthew.
And for someone who keeps pushing the Bible on your readers, you’re also a hypocrite. Doesn’t your magical book say the following in Colossians 1:16: “For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.”
And how about Psalm 24: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;”
Shall I go on? You don’t want to turn your lights off, Matthew? Don’t. But don’t actively try to sabotage other people’s efforts to be good stewards of the planet.
The Globe & Mail missed on for folks living in Toronto :
Turn out the lights and listen to the sound of gunfire !
“Shall I go on? You don’t want to turn your lights off, Matthew? Don’t. But don’t actively try to sabotage other people’s efforts to be good stewards of the planet.”
Um LuLu - if you can’t see the stupidity and the hypocrasy of using all the fuel and the electricity and the paper and the ink and everything else that has gone into advertising Earth Hour, well we just have to wonder who is the fool here.
Have fun in the dark LuLu…my guess is this whole Earth Hour has actually contributed to the very thing you are protesting.
You’re quite welcome Joanne, thanks for the great write-up you did the other day!
I must be a little stupid myself… When other people are doing one thing, you must counter with the exact opposite? So, if I don’t celebrate Christmas which is peace on Earth, good will towards man, and giving gifts while celebrating the birth of Christ, I should kick the crap out of someone, do a break-and-enter, and finally burn down a Christian church?
Gotcha.
I must have missed it when saving money on power, conserving energy, and generally trying not to pollute or “waste energy” (and money) became a HATED “lefty-liberal-moonbat” thing. I always though “conservative” meant “fiscally” conservative… I guess I was wrong.
I plan on setting up a bunch of candles and having some quality time with my husband for Earth hour. We all know how hectice life can get, so I figured this would be a nice opportunity to hang out and just be together.
So, while Matthew is watching television, doing laundry, baking a pizza in his oven, and running around turning all his lights on, remember… he is too busy to “getting any” in his frenzie to make a stupid point.
However, the rest of us will be snuggled up in the nice glow of a few candles, and hopefully “getting some” in the dark.
Perhaps Earth hour is a leftist tool used to keep Right Wingers too busy to have any more little right wing babies.
Thanks Earth Hour!
Dear Anonymous @ 8:07am:
Thanks for completely ignoring the entire substance of my comment. I expect nothing less from your standard, talking-point spewing halfwit. Hooray for you!
You’re going to “protest” the silent, harmless non-coercive pursuit of liberty by fellow citizens - through advocacy and participation in the sabotaging of their goal - while at the same time occurring needless additional expense to yourself?
You’re nothing if not on brand.
I weep for your soul.
Let us know what your high score on Smash Bros. is, will you? That’s a good lad.
Earth hour is about propaganda and coercion on behalf of Gore, Suzuki, and their fellow travelers. Only by highlighting a non-existent crisis can they and the progressives riding their coat-tails take over government’s agenda and put themselves in charge - for the good of us all, you understand.
I too will be turning on every light I can find to protest this attempt to muzzle the scientific reality that we are more likely to face a new ice age than melting glaciers. If it is okay to turn lights off, it is equally okay to turn them on. It’s called freedom, something too precious to be left to progressives who constantly confuse inane symbolism with actual substance. When your ideas sound like they were lifted from a 1970’s Soviet 5 year plan, they deserve the same fate as the USSR - collapse.
Great post.
that’ll show us you’re not a kid!
sheesh….
KEvron
I think aosco17 puts it perfectly; if you are going to presume that any of us who buck this silly hour are an “x” for cranking up the watts, then that makes everyone who participates in the event equally an “x” as well. But I guess I should be glad that we have a squad of socialists sifting the internet, ready to point out any foolish, immature, or dangerous ideas like mine as the rest of the population isn’t enlightened enough to make the call themselves! Funny that…
I am so excited about celebrating Earth Hour! It is on right now. Along with every light I own. My whole house is warm and blazing with light. Outdoor lights are also currently casting a beautiful glow on the remaining snow outside! Lovely. Thank you dumbasss earth freaks. Great idea. We are toasting you with a lovely glass of red wine and laughing at your idiocy.
Oh, and don’t forget to blow your stupid candles out before you go to bed you leftist nutjobs. Wouldn’t want to start a fire and contribute to global whining. Better check for lead in the wicks of your cheap, made in China candles too! Tee frickin’ hee!
Dear Anonymous @ 8:07am:
Thanks for completely ignoring the entire substance of my comment. I expect nothing less from your standard, talking-point spewing halfwit. Hooray for you!”
Geesh LuLu - way to get into the personal insults -
By the way, you totally MISSED my point in that it has taken more energy to advertise Earth Hour than will ever be saved by turning off a few lights.
As it is almost 7 pm here in Alberta, I would assume that you are now getting ready for the big hour - so I will assume that you have your computer off and will not see this until after the big turn on.
Well I have just turned my aircon on. While the ecofreaks and nutjobs are taking part in this hour of stupididty in Canada I am in Southern China where the temp is mid 20s and it is very humid. The time now is 10am Sunday and one thing I know is that most buses with aircon will have their engines running even when parked to make them comfortable to travel on. As there is probably as many buses here as there are nutjobs in Canada you are not going to achiave anything. By the way are all Canadian buses going to come to a halt blocking highways, are all aircraft TO and landings going to be canaelled during this hour? Thought not what a bloody laugh.
By the way dont fall over your cat or dog in the dark, they don’t deserve to get hurt as they are not the dumb and stupid ones.
By the way you might all be forced to take part in this stupidity for a lot longer than an hour. When the ecofreaks and nutjobs turn everything back on all at once, they will cause a power surge that might melt the transformers.
By the way, you totally MISSED my point in that it has taken more energy to advertise Earth Hour than will ever be saved by turning off a few lights.
This is what’s know as “conservative science.”
I’m surprise Alberta Girl can even do the sum required to clear the spam filter.