Gilberto Matias Jr.'s Page

It is difficult to research "the facts" ,for every liberal viewpoint. In this group, we can compile facts along with viable proof sources preparing us for debating liberal talking points.

One thing i see happening that shouldn't be is conservatives automatically denouncing anything supported by any government meddling.The most pathetic example is the Compact fluorescent bulbs. While i don't support government deciding what bulbs people can use, the fact that they mandated these bulbs does not make them automatically bad. They do produce about the same amount of light with less electricity, and whining about how long they take to come on is just pathetic, it take less than a…See More

Most of my posts are about this, but none of those gained any replies, i find this VERY discouraging because it implies to me there is NO interest here for showing the deceived masses the unintended consequences of all these initiatives that look good on the surface.I learned about conservative principles by stumbling across political talk radio. Are we just counting on that to happen with a whole generation? Because i don't really see anything else out there that would explain things like how…See More

The short version, is that the people who are fooled by this, can easily stay fooled if we oppose it only on the economic impact.I think it fits too well with the dismissal that people who oppose carbon reduction just care about money and aren't concerned with the environment.Remember, these people have had it drilled into their heads that a global disaster WILL happen without drastic change, and crushing economic impact seems like a small price to them.We may want to market carbon as a concern…See More