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'Al Gore's not going to be rounding up Jews and exterminating them. It is the same tactic, however. The goal is different. The goal is globalization. The goal is global carbon tax.:You need to have fear. You needed to have the fear of starvation. You needed to have the fear of the whole place going to hell in a handbasket. Which--do we have that fear now with global warming?:Then you have to discredit the scientists that say 'That's not right.' And you must silence all dissenting voices. That's what Hitler did. That's what Al Gore, the U.N., and everybody on the global warming bandwagon [are doing].'[4]

Glenn Beck#13

PoliticsCensorshipFear

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker claims Al Gore and global warming advocates use fear tactics similar to historical dictators to push for a global carbon tax.
In plain terms
Fear is used to silence dissent and push a political agenda on climate change.
What can you take from it?
Question the motives behind using fear to justify policy changes.

Where it applies

  • political commentary
  • climate debate
  • media analysis

Putting it to work

  • analyze rhetorical strategies
  • identify fear-based messaging

Questions to consider

  • How is fear used to drive policy?
  • Is dissent being silenced in this debate?

Another view

The comparison to Hitler is extreme and may lack historical nuance.

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