Looking at this photo I'm reminded of the Russian cultural attitude regarding smiling. If a person smiles for no reason, Russians take him for an idiot.
I don't think Obama is an idiot, but I believe that he thinks everybody else is. He said that America is partly to blame for climate change, saying, "the United States of America not only recognizes our role in creating this problem, we embrace our responsibility to do something about it."
This climate conference is nothing more than a massive, retributive wealth transfer from developed nations to developing nations. The developed world has colonized and exploited the rest of the world, and now we are going to pay for our sins. Obama is downsizing America's prosperity to demonstrate his post-colonial sensibilities. It's pure virtue-signaling.
Indian Prime Minister Modi is demanding that any carbon emission reductions be matched by "billions of dollars of investment by the developed world into helping poor countries make the transition from fossil fuel to cleaner forms of energy." Canada is on board, promising $2.65 billion to help developing countries fight climate change.
I hate polls almost as much as I hate fake fact-checking organizations, because they disguise their bias.
The main takeaway from the poll is its assertion that two-thirds of Americans believe the United States "should join an international treaty requiring [us] to reduce emissions in an effort to fight global warming." Astonishing. The result is based on a telephone poll of 1,030 adults, but isn't broken down by party.
There is an article in The New York Times promoting the poll, and it claims that "a slim majority of Republicans remain opposed." Based on what sample size? Why would a poll claim to represent Republican and Democrat voters not disclose what proportion they represent?
Because the sample size is heavily skewed Democratic. I call shenanigans. The New York Times is polling their own subscribers.
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