Radical Reasoning
columnist: Bear Gunderson

Topic: Energy
Energy independence is so 1825

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Well, if you're a sadistic multinational.

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by Bear Gunderson
(Libertarian)
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

With the media bought and paid for by the usual suspects, it is always hilarious to see the useless idiots (aka, talking heads of cable news) blather on and on about the issues, particularly in an election year. Somehow, it seems the majority of America has missed the boat when it comes to understanding the true inner-working of international relations, and to a point, most of them delude themselves into thinking that there is a difference between Republicans and Democrats. These talking points are redundant. I realize that most Americans have no concept of globalism, but even in the face of utter ignorance, you would expect some people with even the smallest amount of critical thinking skills to deduce the obvious: there is a globalist agenda behind practically every issue in American politics today.

So here we are, with four dollar gas, a credit crunch that just keeps getting worse, and a trade deficit that is bigger than Ron Jeremy's filmography. I have heard every major political figure in the United States talk about our energy policy. Some act like we don't have an energy policy that's working; I of course contest that notion. We have an energy policy that's working just like it should. It is called energy interdependence and it has been pushed on the U.S. and the rest of the world by the elites we have come to know and despise. Interdependence is a necessary mechanism to facilitate global governance, and if countries like the United States jump off the interdependency bandwagon, that leaves the New World Order in rough shape.

If you're a globalist.

This is no surprise to those of us who are well-read on current affairs. Even Exxon-Mobile's CEO a mere two years ago was nice enough to outline for us what he and his company are all about. The only things more inane than his speech are his elitist assumptions about the way the market works. Oops, did I say market? I forgot to preface that with the word "global." Poor Exxon-Mobile, having to deal with the laws and sovereignty of individual nations. It would just be so much easier if you could plunder an entire continent rather than the individual countries themselves.

Wind, nuclear, and natural gas aside, most Americans are in favor of more drilling. Hey, that reminds me. The Brookings Review was talking about this over five years ago when they were alluding to the creation of the North American Union (which does not exist, if you write for Newsweek). I have to give credit to the author of this piece, he is a true interdependency shill; he actually suggests that the U.S., Canada and Mexico should exploit its domestic oil resources but in his own words:

"All this is not to say that no additional reserves of oil are worth recovering within U.S. territory. Wherever feasible, they should be found and used. Adding their output to the world's supply is desirable, just as it is worthwhile to get more from any industry that can competitively make products the world needs"

Aha! Truly genius. Let's get the oil out of the ground so we can export it. Yeah, that makes sense. Let's not keep it for ourselves, that would be selfish from a global perspective! I'm sure this stance would make tons of sense to most Americans. Especially the ones in Texas.

While T. Boone Pickens and everyone else babbles on and on about energy independency and how Congress and the president must "act now," they all miss the real point; it's not that our government won't act now. It's not even that they can't act now. It is because they do not want to act. They want to maintain the status quo of interdependence that will inevitably result in a ratcheting down of the American middle class, and transfer massive amounts of wealth to foreign and corporate interests. How many more articles do they have to write in Foreign Affairs telling us their plans until the masses wake up? I suppose that would, of course, require people reading first. Tough luck, Uncle Sam. We got Dancing With The Stars to watch.

It is no wonder countries like Venezuela and Iran get so much flack for their nationalist, independent stances when it comes to energy and monetary policies. Even Russia is acting more logical than the U.S. these days when it comes to energy policies, and that is a geopolitical juxtaposition which is disturbing beyond thought.

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Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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