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| Feb 28, 2010 3:50 pm |
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re: re: The Reality of Climate Change as meme ... |
Thomas Holford
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James Booth sayeth:
> " A meme is a dominant social theme with the strength for propagation from one generation to another.
> A dominant social theme is a belief system (usually concerning a purported social or natural problem) promoted by the monetary or power elite. The related problem, as it is presented, may be centered on people themselves (overpopulation) or be caused by people (global warming).
James:
An excellent synopsis.
Although the term "meme" is relatively new, the phenomenon is a lot older.
Charles Mackay published a well known book in 1841 which describes various "memes": 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowdness'.
He talks about things like The South Sea Bubble, Tulipmania, the Mississipi Plan, etc. etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_Popular_Delusions_and_the_Madness_of_Crowds
If he had known about Global Warming, he surely have included it.
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