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Frankly, the cheap and easy shots at 'big oil' and 'speculators' are misplaced. Big oil only has the power we give it, and we're giving it power right now because nearly all of our transportation needs are fueled almost exclusively by petroleum-based products.
It's easy to rant and shout, but it's hard to actually change your lifestyle. I suggest that the emotions I see displayed in that petition are indicative of people who don't want to face up to the fact that if they don't like big oil, the answer is not government regulations to make sure that big oil sells its product cheaply, the answer is to stop purchasing what big oil has to sell.
In short: we have met the real Big Oil, and he is us.
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