It describes the experience of Canada, one of those enlightened nations that always does All The Right Things, whose large bum can be viewed frequently in the window of the International Community, being waved contemptously at the lowbrow, unenlightened United States, standing exiled out in the rain for Consistently Wrongheaded Thinking.

The idea that drastically cutting the process of combustion of hydrocarbons is something that can be done without enormous economic and social costs is a colossal lie, suitable only for those sorts of people who believe collectivist economics is STILL a great idea after all these years.

China, a nation noted for not giving a flying rat's ass whether or not it's in the International Community Club, is burning carbon with enthusiasm, and their CO2 emissions currently exceed those of the U.S. These people look on the West with amazement as we stuff our six guns firmly down the front of our pants and methodically fire off all twelve shots.