I agree with you. First off, I'll reassure you that the movie is a must-see. As I said, I think it was the best film I've ever seen. It seems like the only people who do not believe in global warming are Americans, and scientific fact states that it exists. Even Bush admitted it exists, he just said we need "proof humans contribute to it." As if we don't contribute
The man is psychotic. A man who doesn't believe in Global Warming because it's not in the bible, and he has access to how many thousands of nuclear weapons? I don't see how anyone can deny that Global Warming does in fact exist. The arctic has been frozen for as long as we can remember. When we see it melting at a rate far greater than normal we should say "that might be a bad thing."
Europe has already been incredibly responsible when it comes to environmental issues. With countries like Finland leading the way with corporate environmental responsibility (something the US ranks worse than China in) and countries calling for stronger environmental laws when the EU ratifies a new environmental policy, I see Europe as being on the right track. America is the issue. Europe has sent many messages to America, having set higher and higher standards for themselves, literally one-upping America. You can also see from this thread, and from comments you've made that European citizens are acting accordingly.
US citizens are starting to wake up too. I have not met an intelligent person who has disagreed with global warming (sadly, the largest IQ test in the world proved over 50% of the United States is borderline retarded, that IQ test was called "the 2004 presidential elections"). Al Gore's movie has turned even sceptics into believers, and I think what he's done is a huge favor to the world. I had a lot of friends who saw this movie, all of them were either sceptical or very apathetic about the idea of global warming, and afterwards they're all doing their part to help. The political party I founded a few years ago has taken measures to team up with a variety of non-profit organizations to help spread the message, and people are starting to wake up slowly.
Another factor which might lead people to believe in global warming and seek to do something about it is the fact that in the US already as of two weeks ago 17 states has posted record high temperatures, and we're again on track for the hottest summer in the history of the world. People aren't going to put up with it much longer, and with all the talk about global warming it could begin to be a buzz for the 2006 congressional elections. I've already written both my congressmen and told them they need to address the issue of global warming as a serious threat to world population and endorse sterner environmental laws or they won't be getting my vote.
-Al Gore is very well-respected against people on the Left of the political spectrum, and even by the Right as a political scientist and politician. Movie reviewers have also said some amazing things. Take Roger Ebert, the world's most renouned film reviewer, for example: Ebert wrote: "In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to."
-The problem isn't even the war in Iraq (which is fucked up, if you ask me - funds could much better be used for other things) - it's corporations. Bush if far too corporate-friendly, and the corporations control the channels which are blocking global warming from being dealt with. They control the media, the automotive industry, oil, factories, logging and everything else under the sun. They are willing to sacrifice our welfare for their profits. A good source for more information on this would be the stunning Canadian documentary film The Corporation. You can see the full version in low-resolution
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-A lot of Americans are getting Hybrid cars, much better than SUV's.
And yes, the US sucks. Try living here.
