Global warming: Science serving socialism

Now comes word via Agence Free Press that a “study” has found the number of natural disasters worldwide has quadrupled in the past two decades.

According to Oxfam, described as a British charity, the world suffered about 120 natural disasters per year in the early 1980s, and now sees about 500 per year.

The culprit? Global warming. (Like you couldn’t have guessed.)

And who’s hurt the most by these natural disasters? The poor. (Another slow one over the plate.)

Rather than bother to look at the “science” behind this report (primarily because there doesn’t seem to be any beyond getting numbers from the U.N.), it’s probably more worthwhile to take a look at Oxfam.

A group that originally was formed in Britain in WWII to break through the Allied blockade and bring food to Nazi-occupied territories, Oxfam’s current stated goal is to create a “more equitable world.”

A look at the press releases on Oxfam’s Web sites quickly reveals some interesting patterns. The first, of course, is a habit of fear-mongering, using exaggerated threats of global warming, disease, famine and such to pressure governments into spending money on Oxfam projects. A second is a distinct anti-capitalist bent, as the group has taken on Starbucks, drug companies and other businesses. The third is a hallmark anti-Semitic streak, as the group regularly denounces Israeli actions and actively promotes terrorist causes.

In one infamous incident in 2003, Oxfam Belgium published a poster showing a dripping blood orange and the words “Israeli fruits have a bitter taste … reject the occupation of Palestine, don’t buy Israeli fruits and vegetables.” They were widely criticized for the anti-Israel message and the allusion to the old Jewish blood libel, and the organization issued an apology. However, it maintains its support for a boycott of Israeli products.

Earlier this month, Oxfam was after the Israeli government again for restricting deisel and power deliveries and creating a “public health crisis” in the Gaza strip, which is controlled by the terrorist group Hamas. No mention was made of the public health crisis created in Israel by Hamas rockets and bombs.

Oxfam has a budget of more than $300 million. Among its contributors are the Ford Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Minneapolis Foundation, the Public Welfare Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

The true nature of this organization, which is in bed with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Greenpeace and other far left groups, is obvious. Far from being concerned with raising the hopes and living standards of people worldwide, which historically only happens in free markets, Oxfam is servant to the socialist impulse to impoverish those it perceives as wealthy and successful and to control those who are free.

Once again, we see bad science being used to evil ends.