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Frank Lee 01-09-2011 07:20 PM

Have you heard about Peak Oil?
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BjK_Stz-cE

Boreas 01-09-2011 07:57 PM

It's kind of scary isn't it, with china and india's energy demands increasing too.

gone-ot 01-09-2011 09:00 PM

...I thought PEAK OIL was a lubricant being hocked by that cute Indy-car driver, Danca-something (wink,wink)!!!

The Rooster 01-09-2011 09:14 PM

LOL;

"Hydrogen has about as much potential to power our economy as unicorn tears do."

autoteach 01-09-2011 09:24 PM

Ok, I get the potential for unicorn tears. But the question is, how do we harvest them?

The Rooster 01-09-2011 10:17 PM

Pull really hard on the "corn", that'll make em cry.

Thymeclock 01-09-2011 10:41 PM

It’s a clever propaganda piece to make the political Right wing look stupid.

It’s a beautiful ‘red herring’ (if you enjoy herring).

Q: Want to know what causes ‘peak oil’ ?

A: Supply and demand.

Q: Guess who controls most of the world’s supply of oil?

A: OPEC

Q: What is OPEC?

A: An international cartel.

Q: What is a cartel?

A: A combination of independent commercial enterprises or nations to limit competition.

Q: Guess what happened in the 1970’s when OPEC refused to increase production?

A: Oil shortages.

Q: Why did they do it?

A: To drive prices UP (among other things).

Q: Guess who founded OPEC?

A: A Socialist from a South American country.

Rómulo Betancourt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Q: Can you guess which country? (Hint: It’s a member of OPEC.)

*****

Of course the propagandistic cartoon video won't mention any of these things. The primary purpose of the cartoon video is political, including that of denouncing Fox News, which it mentions by name.

Do you believe everything you hear in a cartoon video?

Is America to blame for what OPEC does?

Don’t you just LOVE OPEC?

Don’t you wish you could have your own cartel and control the world?

gone-ot 01-09-2011 10:51 PM

...you mean to tell me that OPEC isn't an acronym for Other People Enjoying (our) Cash?

dcb 01-09-2011 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thymeclock (Post 214122)
It’s a clever propaganda piece to make the political Right wing look stupid....Don’t you wish you could have your own cartel and control the world?

What I wish is if you weren't such a broken record. If you have data and not mud/conspiracy theories, then bring it.

The question is about peak oil.

Thymeclock 01-09-2011 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcb (Post 214129)
What I wish is if you weren't such a broken record. If you have data and not mud/conspiracy theories, then bring it.

Your request is denied. If you don't like what I post, then don't read it. No one is forcing you to read it.

Interesting how the opposition always is the first to mention the word "conspiracy". Where was anything said about a conspiracy in this thread? Or is that just a hot button buzzword of the Left that is triggered automatically?

Lack of tolerance for disagreement is the hallmark of authoritarianism.


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