Great, not all railfans are conservative republicans. We come from from both sides of the aisle and independents too. Mom always said, hush about religion, politics and sexy things when in conversation with guests and such... but you can't blame these folks for being riled up. It's a crazy world that's literally of it's axis.. What's to blame? It's irrefutable that the earth is warmer. There are arguments on why it is and undisputable evidence of genetic mutations, extreme weather change and other phenomenon that we have only seen the beginning of. The world is getting smaller, more crowded and thirstier. On top of that both political parties are to blame for decades of ecenomic policies which have led us to be owned by a communist party in China. I don't know about you guys, but retiring in Belize or somewhere else where my only care is the price of coconut juice and govt paid prescription drugs would be my only worry would be great.. Of course I'd still be on this planet so that won't save me. We have to work together and stick it out for future generations unless we're nihilists and that's looking better and better everyday.