Global cooling/warming/climate change or whatever...
Anybody who has ever been on a playground with children, especially as a child, should know that when somebody can't convince you with one word and tries to get something out of you by changing the terms for the same thing they are lying. Lord Monckton explains it here...
For us, the American ideal is personified in the concept of self-reliance, work ethic, honesty/forthrightness, decency, personal property rights, family, religion, an ability to defend oneself from criminals and crooked politicians, and personal responsibility.