What If People Were As Stupid In 1886 As They Are Now?

Real Science
"In 1886, the US was hit by an incredible seven hurricanes, including two major hurricanes. Suppose that some snake oil salesman named Hames Jansen had been running around the country in 1886 claiming that he could prevent hurricanes by having everyone give up coal and oil. The consequences would have been catastrophic, had people been stupid enough to listen to Dr. Hames Jansen. So why are people in 2012 stupid enough to listen to snake oil salesman James Hansen?"
It’s The Global Warming, Stupid New York’s crack mayor says that hurricanes are caused by humans, and that voting for Obama will make hurricanes stop. Bloomberg has people starving on Staten Island, so he responds by checking out mentally and joining the pagan cult of Obama worship. That is much easier than doing anything useful."