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Voter turnout is key. Unfourtunately, a large pergentage of those
turning out are the proverbial "angry white male (or person)" who wish
to preserve the unsustainable status quo. That and the fact that the
Democrats have been in disarray for years doesn't help. I did hear an interesting comment form an older acquiantance, who pointed out that he'd heard all the doom and gloom in the 70's, and then, it didn't happen. OPEC collapsed and energy prices went down. A lot of people think this is the same. A blip. Even so, that does not address the issues of global warming, basic energy inequality, the US, with not even 10% of the global poplation consumes at least 25 - 30 % of the oil. Mostly to sustain life on a scale unimaginable for the rest of the world. I've spent enough time in the 3rd world to know the race is not for a bigger car or house, but for water, food, cooking energy and shelter. In rural Africa it is not unusual to spent an hour or 2 just getting water, then scrounging an already deforested land for fuel, then cooking an incredibly time-consuming meal. Making Fonio in Guinee/Senegal takes forever. Moreover, here outside of DC where I live, you are a nut if you practice energy-concious living. Everone in my cul de sac, with the exception of a Puerto Rican family, howl at the use of a wood stove, complain about even storing firewood, and have actually complained about my "SUV" an old Trooper, which I use in my business. I keep it because it is about the only 4 cylinder 5sp truck of any size you can get. Now they are all V6-V8 automatics. It's slow, but it gets good mileage, and can haul a lot. But it is old. I only wish I could find a Diesel model, but they are rare as hen's teeth. I also only drive it to collect WVO, work supplies and to get firewood (hence the 4 wheel drive. Otherwise I drive a VW Golf, mostly on homebrew. I'm a kook. I can't wait to see what happens when I set up some solar heating and a PV panels! The Civic League will attack! Viva la revolution! Comrade Miguel. Hakan Falk wrote: Ken, That is great, I was afraid that more than half were idiots, but the good news is that it was only one quarter. No wonder that Bush want to export this "democracy". So democracy, which is Greek for "rule by the people", is now "rule by a quarter of the people". "The American way of life" is in reality "minority rule" by white white collar people and maybe a few black white collar ones also. LOLHakan At 15:09 14/10/2005, you wrote:On 10/13/05, Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: |
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