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**WebDocMan** · 02-02-2006, 02:07 AM

Yeah, the energy companies are so powerful they wrote the same policies in Europe and in Japan.
Well, either way we are screwed.
You can blame whomever, it's cheap has hell to say the energy companies got us into this when you look at a public that is absolutely addicted to powerful cars with very thirsty engines.
In fact it's stupid because you can't explain why Japan and Europe don't do any better than we when it comes to oil.
Nope, I don't give a shit about finding some donkey to pin the tail on, that is nonproductive and stupid.
I know we are screwed and the result is going to be lower and lower standards of living as time goes by. You can blame it on whomever if that makes you feel better but it's not going to change anything.

Did you read my post before you responded?

I wasn't talking about blaming anybody for anything. I was talking about your unrealistic hope that oil companies would act against their own interest by helping to find alternate energy sources. Now if there were an alternate source which was just as profitable as oil and required no capital outlay I'd say yeah, they might do it. But if there was such a source we would already be using it.

So if you are counting on an energy policy written by oil company execs to free us from dependance on the arabs, don't hold your breath. For that we would need an energy policy written by consumer advocates, environmental organizations, and people who want us out of the middle east. What do you think are the odds on that happening?

02-02-2006, 02:07 AM	#7
WebDocMan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 513 Senior Member	Yeah, the energy companies are so powerful they wrote the same policies in Europe and in Japan. Well, either way we are screwed. You can blame whomever, it's cheap has hell to say the energy companies got us into this when you look at a public that is absolutely addicted to powerful cars with very thirsty engines. In fact it's stupid because you can't explain why Japan and Europe don't do any better than we when it comes to oil. Nope, I don't give a shit about finding some donkey to pin the tail on, that is nonproductive and stupid. I know we are screwed and the result is going to be lower and lower standards of living as time goes by. You can blame it on whomever if that makes you feel better but it's not going to change anything. Did you read my post before you responded? I wasn't talking about blaming anybody for anything. I was talking about your unrealistic hope that oil companies would act against their own interest by helping to find alternate energy sources. Now if there were an alternate source which was just as profitable as oil and required no capital outlay I'd say yeah, they might do it. But if there was such a source we would already be using it. So if you are counting on an energy policy written by oil company execs to free us from dependance on the arabs, don't hold your breath. For that we would need an energy policy written by consumer advocates, environmental organizations, and people who want us out of the middle east. What do you think are the odds on that happening?
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