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@Viracocha711 The credits are at the end - climaterealityproject(dot)org

We're at full-throated denial now, it's really a mob mentality - and unfortunately, there's quite a bit of precedent for it. You mentioned Lincoln, and that's an interesting time in history for the secession mania that over...

The other thing is the argument that oil prices rise because they are in the market. Well, oil was also in the market when it was trading at about $15/barrel in 1998. Not all commodities have been rising - natural gas has dropped about 500% in price since 2006.

Peak oil isn't mentioned in the ma...

A population controlled by drugs and propaganda, taught to love and unquestioningly support the system and its masters. Sound familiar?

Oof. Lincoln was a miracle of a President. He was probably the ONLY guy in America who could have kept the Union together at the time. America is America because of this guy.

But we live in an era that prefers to think of him as fighting vampires - so whatevers. Thanks a bunch, Burton.

The big difference between this scenario (the oil magically vanishes) and peak oil (oil gets too expensive, causing chaos to economies) is that countries wouldn't blame each other and fight over remaining supplies in the first scenario - there are much more likely to do so in the second scenario....

Hofmeister reminds me of the Dick Cheney quote, "The American way of life is not negotiable." It sounds good, but it's nonsense.

His suggestions all amount to amazingly expensive and complex tech that (whether they work or not) WILL raise energy prices (which translate into increased burden on t...

Huh. He spends the first 2/3 of the presentation showing how increased complexity in civilizations is inevitable and how that increased complexity requires increased energy use to function. Fine. He thens goes into how we're about to run short of our most important energy source (oil) and EROEI i...

He's just been deposed - a coup or forced resignation. The citizens are rioting as a result. The U.S. moved quickly to recognize the new miltary-backed government - a proud moment.

Beyond bad ass.

@MrApplewine Are you talking about Mammon?

@hieraxhideo Corporate profits, basically. Costs go down when labor is cheaper, profits go up, this makes the shareholders happy. Higher immigration means a larger cheap labor pool, drawing down wages to the majority of Americans as well.

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Or search for "Stephen Schneider talks to 52 Climate Change Skeptics".

@uhclem The government is "us" in the fact that the majority allows them to act in the ways that they do. Watch any GOP debate, and you can see people cheering when a candidate mentions blowing up Iran (watch?v=QfO_VRyZeug).

But you definitely have a legitimate concern, and it can be strongly ar...

@greensense99 And I'd simply say that Stalin, Mao Tse Tung, and Hitler weren't wise governors. Again, it's the type of governance that is important. All were deeply authoritarian - and in no way do I want that.

Frankly, I think the Bush Presidency was Cheney all the way - deeply amoral. Religion...

Silly rabbit. Doesn't he know that college students just want uplifting lies?

Super fantastic. Thanks.