Is this a good analogy?

Question

Waiting for global warming to be obvious before taking action is like a chicken running around with it's head chopped off. What's the point of taking action once you've reached the point of eminent death?

But we must wait until there is conclusive evidence that the axe will in fact cut off the chickens head. In fact, are we even sure that the loss of its head is actual bad for the chicken?

Answer 1

Too perfect for our idiot leadership to comprehend. Unfortunately our leadership is attuned to the notion of Armageddon and the end of days. They don't care.

Answer 2

Not a good analogy at all. That would be more like all the polar ice has already melted and people are still arguing about why that happened. A better analogy might be rising flood waters approaching your home. Water is not up yet but it is raining and you live in a flood plane. Do you evacuate now or wait to see if it floods? Channel 8 says rain will end and water levels drop but channel 10 says continued rain and get out now. If you evacuate and it doesn't get higher, you may have losses, lost time, hotel bill, possibly looters ransacking your unattended house. Even if you stay, you probably won't drown, but may be stuck on the roof for 3 days.

So with global warming, the US stops burning all coal, oil and gas, causing economic pain, is the evacuation with lost time and hotel bill. China could increases coal burning and replace the US as the top polluter while getting rich at the same time is the looter. The flip side is that it is full speed ahead with coal burning, everyone gets rich, and sea levels rise 20 feet. Coastal land is flooded and millions of people have to move inland is the 3 days on the roof.

Answer 3

Makes sense

Answer 4

it's not too late. global warming is repairable now... assuming the U.S. government started believing it existed

Answer 5

Our government is our armegeddon.