Crisis du jour: anthropogenic continental drift

I don’t have time to write much today (well, I don’t have time to write much unpaid stuff) so I’ll be a good capitalist and steal something from the socialist radicals over at The People’s Cube. I thought it very funny. I’ll quote some extracts, but it’s worth reading the whole thing.

Industrial Nations Threaten Globe Again

A new menace to the planet has been discovered and validated by a consensus of politically reliable scientists: Anthropogenic Continental Drift (ACD) will result in catastrophic damage and untold suffering, unless immediate indemnity payments from the United Sates, Europe, and Australia be made to the governments of non-industrial nations, to counteract this man-made threat to the world’s habitats.

Science is Unquestionable

The continents rest on massive tectonic plates. Until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the mid 18th century, these plates were fixed in place and immobile. However, drilling for oil and mining for minerals has cut these plates loose from their primordial moorings and left them to drift aimlessly. “The potential for damage is truly catastrophic,” said Hans Brinker, a spokesman for the International Panel on Continental Drift (IPCD). “The continents are adrift due to the ruthless capitalist exploitation of the environment for profit. Unless immediate steps are taken to halt all oil and mineral extraction, we can expect a massive surge in earthquakes and volcanos by next Tuesday.” The representative seemed close to tears during his announcement, a clear indicator of the severity of the threat.

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Data is ‘Air France’ Tight and Undeniable

This widening of the Atlantic is taking place at an astounding rate, according to indisputable IPCD scientific data. Today it costs almost a third again as much to fly an Air France jet from New York to Paris than it did in 1997, a clear indicator that the ocean has indeed increased in size in the past decade. Surface shipping rates have likewise increased dramatically.

“This is a clear and reliable indicator of the speed of ACD,” said Passapotapissalong, “much more so than the global positioning satellite data often cited by ‘Continental Drift Deniers.’ The GPS system was, after all, originally created by the US military to enhance their empire-building program, and we all know who controls the US military.” He paused at this point and pulled his ears out to each side, a clear reference to the ape-like countenance of the American president.

“Although these so-called ’scientists’ claim that there is no GPS data to support the rapid widening of the Atlantic Ocean, they are all employees of American corporations or have been paid to falsify their data by the American government. Air France fuel costs are a much more reliable indicator of distance flown.” He added that he and his right-thinking colleagues had “nothing to gain” by presenting their findings, pointing out that their stipends, expenses and salaries were drawn from the IPCD General Fund, not corporate or government grants.

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I’d like to congratulate and thank the brave, socially-conscious Comrade Betinov for his timely warning.