Remember when the 1970s had us all preparing for an impending ice age? Well, here we are, decades later, bombarded with fears of global warming, and it seems the cycle of climate hysteria continues. A 1979 cover of TIME magazine, a liberal-leaning publication, showcased the same academics and experts warning of an approaching freeze. Fast forward to today, and these same voices are telling us the world is heating up—and it’s all our fault.
The shift from global cooling to global warming is almost laughable. Could the aerosol hairspray of the 1980s have magically reversed the ice age and saved us? Maybe the Pet Shop Boys and Tiffany were our unsung heroes. And yet, nothing says “liberal” quite like crowd control through paranoia. As one fear fades, a new one arises, and common sense must wrestle with the next existential crisis.
Take this week’s wildfires in California, for instance. CNN wasted no time linking the fires to global warming, with a reporter remarking, “One has to wonder how much of this was contributed to by global climate change.” It seems every natural disaster is now conveniently attributed to global warming. Meanwhile, real dangers, like political instability in Pakistan, take a backseat. But no worries—let’s send Castro a Valentine’s Day card while we’re at it!
Amidst the hysteria, humor abounds. Take South Park‘s Randy Marsh, for example, declaring, “The economy isn’t going to matter the day after tomorrow!” The satirical show captures the essence of the liberal obsession with doomsday scenarios, poking fun at the endless fearmongering.
Even the same scientists who predicted years of devastating hurricanes are now backtracking, saying global warming destroyed the hurricanes. Global warming is responsible for both creating and eliminating natural disasters—who knew?
The media’s disaster marketing machine is relentless. From anthrax envelopes to meteors, and now to climate change, we’re fed one thing after another to worry about. CNN dedicates entire blocks of airtime to ensure we stay tuned to their endless parade of panic. The narrative is clear: stay glued to your screen, or you’ll miss the next catastrophe.
Let’s not forget the past, though. In the 1970s, the same mainstream media warned of “global cooling” with headlines like “The Cooling World” (Newsweek, 1975) and “Earth Seems to be Cooling Off Again” (The Christian Science Monitor, 1974). Oops—our bad, never mind. Now, let’s talk about the imminent nuclear threats of the 1980s!
As the cycle of hysteria continues, so too does the guilt campaign. If you’re part of the first world, you’re to blame. So sit back, relax, and let Anderson Cooper and his team of disaster reporters remind you of all the ways the world will end—unless, of course, CNN’s four-hour special saves you.
Until the world comes to an end, I’ll be here broadcasting common sense and laughing in the face of CNN’s fear-fueled infotainment.
