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tmw4h5 · 04-17-2012, 01:38 PM

I'm not attacking conservatives or liberals, I'm attacking the idea that we, as Americans, seemingly refuse to see what is going on in the world.
We are the ones who are impacted the most, yet we are too easily distracted by meaningless shit to do something about it.

The first car ever invented was an electric car. Global warming is obvious (however, it has been exaggerated greatly by many people -- but to say that we have no effect on our climate is a complete joke) and these natural resources that we are using will be depleted at some point.
Rather than invest in new technology, we continue to allow others to control our lives via oil.

As sad as it is, our entirety as a society is controlled by the price of gasoline.

There are other alternative fuel sources -- we have ways to reduce our dependence on oil (not just foreign, but oil in general), but it's far too profitable for those in charge.

Gas prices are what they are because they simply know that we are willing to pay whatever it costs to travel/go to work/etc. Oil is only behind oxygen and water in terms of necessities for us as Americans. It ties with food. Why? How do you think you get your food? How do you think your food gets to you?

You're telling me that we can split an atom but we can't create an alternative fuel source that is more acceptable than gasoline?
Are you f'ing kidding me?

It's the same idea when it comes to medicine. Think about it from the point of view of a pharmaceutical company. If you could offer somebody a one-time solution for a disease or a cancer that is a one-time-pay sort of option or have somebody paying monthly for medicine for years and years, what would you choose financially?

As humans, we are capable of fantastic things; that has been proven. But we are also (seemingly) inherently greedy and we continue to let power/money control us.

Again, oil prices are what they are because we will pay anything to get gas -- we have to because that's the society that we live in.
WE, as people, can force a change in the way things are done.

04-17-2012, 01:38 PM	#3420
tmw4h5 Starter Join Date: Sep 2011 Casino cash: $10015349	I'm not attacking conservatives or liberals, I'm attacking the idea that we, as Americans, seemingly refuse to see what is going on in the world. We are the ones who are impacted the most, yet we are too easily distracted by meaningless shit to do something about it. The first car ever invented was an electric car. Global warming is obvious (however, it has been exaggerated greatly by many people -- but to say that we have no effect on our climate is a complete joke) and these natural resources that we are using will be depleted at some point. Rather than invest in new technology, we continue to allow others to control our lives via oil. As sad as it is, our entirety as a society is controlled by the price of gasoline. There are other alternative fuel sources -- we have ways to reduce our dependence on oil (not just foreign, but oil in general), but it's far too profitable for those in charge. Gas prices are what they are because they simply know that we are willing to pay whatever it costs to travel/go to work/etc. Oil is only behind oxygen and water in terms of necessities for us as Americans. It ties with food. Why? How do you think you get your food? How do you think your food gets to you? You're telling me that we can split an atom but we can't create an alternative fuel source that is more acceptable than gasoline? Are you f'ing kidding me? It's the same idea when it comes to medicine. Think about it from the point of view of a pharmaceutical company. If you could offer somebody a one-time solution for a disease or a cancer that is a one-time-pay sort of option or have somebody paying monthly for medicine for years and years, what would you choose financially? As humans, we are capable of fantastic things; that has been proven. But we are also (seemingly) inherently greedy and we continue to let power/money control us. Again, oil prices are what they are because we will pay anything to get gas -- we have to because that's the society that we live in. WE, as people, can force a change in the way things are done. __________________ Something funny, though.
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