For our nightly story, we picked a new book that they found at the library. Everything proceeded smoothly as normal until one of the main characters got himself an idea.
And sweet Jesus what appeared over the little piggies head but a godforsaken compact fluorescent light bulb.
A COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB!!!
They've removed the universally known incandescent light bulb as the idea symbol. Before I continue, I must applaud the authors for authenticity, it took a full 10 pages before the idea was fully lit.
It's bad enough that we're going to have to put these stupid, ill-fitting lights in all our fixtures soon but now they are trying to convert kids to these pieces of crap. And what are they trying so hard to brainwash our kids into? A light bulb that takes a massive amount of energy to even construct? Yep. A light bulb chock full of mercury? Yep. (Apparently mercury is only a bad thing when fish absorb it. Having little grenades full of it all over your house is A-Ok.) A light bulb that is so toxic it needs special disposal so as to not pollute the soil? Yep. A light bulb that produces a massive amount of electromagnetic radiation? Yep. A light bulb that has resulted in the loss of American jobs as regular incandescent bulb plants are being shut down? You betcha. All for light bulbs that don't really use as little energy as they say? Of course.
This is exactly the reason liberals try and get kids into public schools as soon as possible, so that the NEA and their army of leftists "teachers" can start spreading ideological nonsense like this while the kids are young and influential. This particular book was for ages 2-5. If Republicans do in fact run the House and/or Senate soon, they need to stop the EPA from enforcing this nonsensical ban. The incandescent light bulb is one of histories greatest inventions, providing cheap, strong light to the masses. The CFL is a step back technologically, it's simply being pushed by a bunch of radical environmentalists that have weaseled their way into the bureaucracy and now that they're there, all they want to do is control you to whatever limit they can force down the people's throats. What better way for a new Congress to give the people a sign of good will than to allow them to maintain the quality of life they've come to enjoy in this small area?
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it's the same sort of stupidity that convinces people to buy horribly ugly electric cars. The internal combustion engine practically built this country but you wouldn't know it listening to the left.
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