A história repete-se, e repete-se ...

Sammy Wilson, é o Ministro do Ambiente do Governo da Irlanda do Norte que proibiu a divulgação de anúncios do Governo Britânico sobre a responsabilidade humana no aquecimento global. O artigo do Guardian fala disso, mas chamo a questão ao blogue pelo que se conta neste parágrafo - a história repete-se, e repete-se, mas, muitas vezes, não é como Marx disse; pelo contrário: é a farsa, atrás da farsa, até à (possível) tragédia final :

"I've been very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with climate scientists on two trips to the Arctic with Cape Farewell in 2007 and 2008. One of the most interesting things I read while there was in Wallace Broecker and Robert Kunzig's excellent book, Fixing Climate, where they discuss the introduction of underground sewage removal and the resistance to it from people I imagine to be very similar to Sammy Wilson. As underground sewage removal was proposed and planned, these towering Wilsons of their day claimed that it was too expensive to take the filth from the streets and carry it away underground and that the links between ill health and crap all over the pavements were unfounded. They lost the argument, mercifully, it cost us some money, but on balance I'm glad that I don't have to navigate my way through my neighbour's excrement to reach the station. If only CO2 emissions were as visible as sewage. It's so hard to make the case for leaving crap all over the place when people can see you're standing on a heap of it."

- Continuar a ler em Marcus Brigstocke examines the argument from climate change denier and environment minister Sammy Wilson Environment guardian.co.uk.