At 09:47 AM 11/13/2007, Dr. Core wrote:
Chris Campbell wrote:
> Yes, of course. Because it's better to let the global infrastructure
> implode while we sit by and do nothing than to tell a bunch of greedy
> little tin pot dictators to shove off, eh?
So do you think if OPEC countries were democratic, things would be different?
Not at all. We shouldn't be utterly dependent upon a non-renewable
resource, no matter who controls it. The only difference here is that
if they were democratic and prosperous I'd feel sad telling them to
stick it. But I'd still tell them to stick it, because making them
happy isn't worth wrecking the world and our future.
The wise people led by beautiful, kind-hearted and democratically
elected Marina will ungreedily choose to fix the global
infrastructure, close the oil wells and return to living their
traditional ways of the deserts minus the luxury jets and golf
courses.
Or they're forced to do that because we pick up our toys and go home.
It's hard to feel sympathetic, since they had their chance to put
that wealth to good use and blew it on luxury jets and golf courses
instead of investing in the infrastructure that would secure their
country's future.
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