The French used to be explorers and, along with the British, Spanish, and others, discovered much of the known world. 

But now, it would seem, almost half of its citizens would prefer you stay at home and explore your backyard for most of your life and avoid seeing the world—all in the name of climate change. 

They think four airline flights in your life is enough for you, peasant:

A poll from research firm Consumer Science and Analytics Institute (CSA) found that 41% of citizens would support such a limit. That number rose to 59% support among 18-24-year-olds. The suggested limit, proposed by engineer Jean-Marc Jancovici, would apply to air travel for business and pleasure.

Four times in your life. Can you even imagine that? It’s so utterly ridiculous that it defies the imagination, yet idiotic “suggestions “ like these are becoming the new norm. 

This is how crazy climate alarmism has becoming

41% of French people are in favor of max 4 flights 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲

Let's just say this once more

Climate is a problem, not end-of-world
It will not be solved by making people worse off but through innovation https://t.co/EzSZcuws87

— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) September 29, 2023

The Biden administration wants to reverse human progress as well and focuses obsessively on trying to turn back the clock and prevent us from enjoying modern inventions like household appliances, cars that can go without charging for more than 300 miles and don’t explode during storms, lawnmowers and leaf blowers, you name it. 

Here's our energy secretary, whose job seems to be making power more expensive for the little guy:

"At the direction of Congress, DOE is continuing to review and finalize energy standards for household appliances, such as residential furnaces, to lower costs for working families by reducing energy use and slashing harmful pollutants in homes across the nation," Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement last week.

This is the same lady who blocked an EV charging station with a gas-guzzling vehicle so she could get a photo op during a recent publicity stunt road trip. A family finally had to call the cops on Granholm and her entourage. 

(See: Hilarious: Granholm's EV Road Trip Turns Into an Entitlement Clown Show, Family Forced to Call Police)

There is precedence for this kind of thinking: the Luddites. They were an 18th group of anti-technology activists who destroyed machinery and eschewed progress. 

That is essentially what the [Climate Change/Global Warming/Looming Ice Age zealots] Bidenites are today. They preach innovation, yet for most people, that means moving backward in time. 

The French, especially their young, appear to want to go back to the 18th Century:

The poll surveyed 1,010 French residents over the age of 18. It found that support for air travel restrictions was far higher among younger age groups. While a majority opposed the four-flight lifetime maximum, 64% of the respondents said they would be willing to limit their air travel in the near or medium term to combat climate change. 

Climate activists across the globe have pushed for wide-ranging restrictions aimed at reducing carbon emissions, from limiting car travel to banning plastic straws.

I’ve said it before and continue to believe it: the search for truly clean energy is a noble cause, and if and when we can achieve it, it will change the world for the better. 

But until then, the modern Luddites in the Democratic Party, the progressive moment, and the climate cult are trying to send us back in time to the detriment of all the non-elites who are trying to thrive and enjoy their lives. 

But at least Climate Czar John Kerry, the World Economic Forum crowd, and others aren't hypocrites, right? I mean, even "Just Stop Oil" protesters need a vacation from vandalizing great artwork, right.

I wonder if this "Just Stop Oil" person has reached their fourth flight yet? (The photo is real, but the account is a parody:)

STOP!!

Even activists deserve a holiday. Xanadu has been walking in the road for the last seven months to combat global warming. Why shouldn't he seek a warmer climate for a couple of weeks?

He is selfless and deserves it. pic.twitter.com/0EEA2sdWBW

— Just Stop Oil - West Midlands. (Parody) (@LeonardBriscoe3) September 30, 2023