The question I have playing with Wolfpup is - “Are the 200 or so celebrities who attended the Google summit in Sicily also among the 200 individuals with the worst carbon footprint in the world in history?”. I think so, they would be way up there.
I understand that you are saying this does not matter because it misses the bigger picture of what is really important about climate change. Maybe. But it damages their credibility in bringing the message on climate change home.
If you look at my earlier contributions to this thread I think you’ll find an inspirational fountain of rationality. But then someone brought up censorship. What was that you were saying about rationality?
There is a genuine criticism to be made of people who take fossil-fuel-guzzling luxury vehicles anywhere at this point; and when they take them to a meeting about the harm caused by climate change, yeah, there’s some pointed criticism to make.
Point and Laugh at the Celebrities? Not that pointed criticism.
That sounds like a good discussion topic for GD or at least IMHO.
Fine, pit me. I’ll read it. Wow, I never had a pit thread before, probably cause nobody knows me because I post so little.
You think these celebs are similar to a cop doing an illegal u-turn to catch a bad guy. The end justifies the means.
I said nothing about censorship. I stated that the OP was censored.
Yes GD or IMHO would have been a better landing strip for the thread in question BUT…it should NOT have been closed… READ the OP.
I’m not Pitting anyone here. I was asked a question, and was rational enough to understand that my answer was better suited for another forum. I’m rational like that.
I like your post 
I had to read it twice. lol.
I’m glad your thread got closed. I’m about to projectile vomit all the saccharine passive-aggressive whining I just read.
Kool.
Probably true.
Totally irrelevant to the thread being closed.
No, but your OP isn’t presented as “let’s discuss the hypocrisy.” It’s presented as “Look at this stupid Google and these stupid celebrities!” You completely misrepresent the purpose of the conference in a very biting, mocking tone. You leave out any information that would allow people to discuss whether or not it was hypocritical–like what transportation did these people use, and was it particularly polluting.
Your OP does not come across as a serious attempt at discussion, but as a rant. You just want to talk about how stupid Google/the celebs/the conference are.
I could definitely see this topic actually brought up in GD, but it would have to be presented differently. I’m not sure I really see an IMHO version, because the topic is inherently political. I’m not sure you could make this particular example not be about Climate Change.
Especially given your source article. The purpose is clearly to mock the liberals. There’s a reason why your opening paragraph is almost word-for-word in the article itself. It is not a neutral post about the event, but the typical Fox-News style reporting of “Some people are saying [negative thing about liberals].”
Personally I think you’re wasting your time, trying to get this reversed, unless you specifically want it opened in the Pit (where I think a lot of the thread will turn into attacks on you and your motives, rather than discussing the topic). You would be better off just making a new thread within the bounds of a forum.
And if you don’t want threads closed or moved to the Pit in the future, lay off the mocking invective, or just wanting to talk about how stupid one side is. It will be seen as a rant.
I think you guys are overthinking this and bringing a ton of baggage to the table. I had something to say, and was not given a chance, so you don’t know.
Is this better? https://www.forbes.com/sites/miltonezrati/2019/08/05/better-answers-for-the-climate-than-celebrity-preening/#341b51ae2e52
Yes, I want my thread re-opened. The pit is fine. The closure was a bad judgement. Unjustified.
Clearly you can’t respond to the original post without invective, but I suggest that means you shouldn’t respond to the original post, not that the original post isn’t an observation about the entertainment industry, properly located in the entertainment area.
And, writing as a resident of a Commonwealth country, with Queen Elizabeth as our Queen, yes, the royals are regarded primarily as part of the entertainment industry.
This whole thread is entertainment! Although as far as I know, none of us are celebrities.
I am also from a Commonwealth country. She is my Queen as well.
She is my queen too. I don’t want it.
What is it? The thread? The queen? The commonwealth? Climate change? Mocking of celebrities? Hypocrisy? Private jets? The moderation of the thread?
Ha you’ve never had the thrill of having the Queen of thread closures Lynn Bodoni apply her scorched earth policies to your precious thread have ya? Those were the days!
If we apply this generally, then shouldn’t 95% of Trump threads be closed or moved to the Pit? Most of them have the same type of mocking or belittling attitude that is more like a rant than an attempt at serious debate.
When the police make a U-turn in pursuit of a “bad guy”, it is legal.
You could’ve made a new thread much, much more easily than your series of posts here.