Saw this great quote from HL Mencken buried in the comments to some newspaper story this week and felt it deserved more prominence.
So the next time you read of some horror story and hear that
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE
Just ask yourself if what is being proposed to solve the ‘problem’ will actually make any difference let alone make things better. It might also be worth asking who will make money or gain power, prestige or influence from any proposed solution.
It is often said that Margret Thatcher was instrumental in starting the campaign against CO2 which came to be known as Global Warming and now Climate Change.
Apparently Margret Thatcher wanted to scare people away from using coal in order to thwart the power of the miners union. Perhaps because she felt (rightly or wrongly) they wanted to overthrow her government.
