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Thread #75401 Message #1324243
Posted By: Bobert
12-Nov-04 - 12:25 AM
Thread Name: BS: Why it doesn't matter who 'won'
Subject: RE: BS: Why it doesn't matter who 'won'
While for the most part this writer's view of America is true, what he doesn't take into his perspective is The US's ability to fight. I'm not talking about fightin' people for their resources. Yeah, both Bush and Kerry agree that Iraq's oil is well worth fight in' for...
No, I'm talkin' about the America that went to war on the 40's againswt the facists. I'm not sure this America is still alive enough to fight for an energy policy that is renewable but at some point in time it will have to...
And guess what? It will also take an energy policy, unlike the Bush/Kerry ones, that is based primarilly on conservation and not on consumption. And its going to take an investment in mass transit and "work, live, play" mentality that doesn't require folks having to commute to jobs...
And its going to mean smaller homes and less SUV's and, and, and....
These shouldn't be hard choices. I mean, there is a real possibility that the oil will run out in the next 30 or so years and with a population that will be double ours in 30 years???? Whoa!!!...
So, no, given the choices between Bush and Kerry there was no real choice...