I'm Not a Martian...

...so going green isn't on my immediate to-do list. I'm going to get away from the research side of things for a bit, but since I just started yesterday, I don't think anyone will mind that much. This is an issue that bugs me a bit (just a smidge) and I feel like ranting. I believe the cause behind this whole "going green" charade is well-meaning--heck, I even partially agree with the idea of global warming, but this whole propaganda "bs" is getting on my nerves, to be perfectly frank.

I think I officially blew up with the start of the Mastercard commercial. Do you know it? It's the one where the little boy is (for lack of a better word) training his father to be eco-friendly, which is all well and good--but then the "priceless" tagline at the end is "Helping your dad become a better person..." AHHHH! What, he's a bad guy all-of-a-sudden because he left his water faucet on for a full minute while brushing his teeth?! It's not that much more water than when you flush the toilet!!

(*clears throat*) Okay, done screaming now. The point is that I don't think I've seen a better example of government propaganda since the LBJ "Daisy" commercial during the time surrounding the Cold War...and it doesn't end there. Did you know that there is now a channel devoted to the whole "going-green" campaign? Oh yeah, believe it--and don't think for a second that it's aimed toward the adults. Don't even believe that it's aimed towards people in my generation--it's for all the kids my generation is spawning at the moment.

Al Gore realizes that he won't be able to change our stance that significantly--we grew up knowing, but not really caring. No--the idea is to "get 'em while they're young." If they grow up hearing nothing else on the subject, they'll believe that's the way the world ought to be. Who knows? Maybe what they tell us on the TV is true--maybe the ice caps surrounding the North and South pole really are melting. My stance is: if it has already progressed to the point that Gore is proposing, then will shortening the time I spend in the shower really make a significant difference?

Like I said, I believe the cause--I'm just tired of being bombarded with all this media telling me I'm an evil human being for using a standard light bulb or owning a car that's actually fun to drive, that's all. Hug your trees--I prefer paper, myself.