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Beam Me Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-21-04 12:10 AM
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Non-Renewable Energy Dependant Advanced Technological Civilization
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One would think it sheer STUPIDITY if it weren't for the fact that for over 30 years intelligent human beings have been predicting we would end up precisely where we are: On the edge of a global war for the last remaining hydrocarbon energy reserves on the planet. No, it was NOT stupidity; it was narrow minded GREED that brought us to this point. As much as thirty years ago or longer we could have begun the process of building a renewable energy infrastructure. But of course that didn't happen. And why not? Because, short term, it wasn't profitable. But I believe even MORE importantly, energy efficient and ecologically sound renewable energy systems were not developed BECAUSE THEY INHERENTLY DECENTRALIZE THE STRUCTURES OF POWER.

Who are the architects of this non-renewable energy civilization? Who are the great barons of banking, energy and commerce? Are we going to hold them accountable for hijacking civilization and flying it headlong into the brick wall of ecological and non-renewable energy reality?

I suggest we start by arresting the boards of directors of every hydrocarbon based energy corporation on the planet and charging them with crimes against humanity and proceed from there to confiscate every asset within their domain and place them under public control.

If we allow these fascists to continue to run the world, we know PRECISELY where we are headed: Tactical nuclear war in the middle east--complete with the nuclear faux "terrorist attack" necessary to precipitate the total abdication of any pretense of power from We The People.
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