Democratic party leaders bite; and arguing over peak-oil: more link-o-mania!
We have a mandate to be as radical and liberal and steadfast as we need to be. The progressive beliefs and social justice we stand for, our core, must not be altered. We are 56 million strong. We are building from the bottom up. We are meeting, on the net, in church basements, at work, in small groups, and right now, we are crying, because we are trying to break free and we don’t know how.
--Mel Gilles
Who the hell is Will Marshall?
--Matt Taibbi
The people that the 'Peak Oil' pitchmen are fronting for are deadly serious about selling 'Peak Oil' to the masses--and not just in theoretical terms, as a cynical ploy to raise prices and increase profits. No, it has become clear that the real goal is to actually cut off most of the world's oil supplies under the ruse that the oil simply no longer exists. The desired result is massive social unrest, widespread famine, and endless war. The majority of the world's people will not survive. Those that do will find themselves living under the overtly authoritarian form of rule that will quickly be deemed necessary to restore order. And if you think that we here in America are exempt, you are sadly mistaken.
--Dave McGowan
I have seen 'Peak Oil' referenced in several election post-mortems. I guess then that it must be time to once again take an alternative look at what the 'Peak' team is selling. And I have a lot of stuff here that I want to get through, and not much time to get through it all, so let's get started.
--Dave McGowan
Stan Goff on the FTW side of the peak-oil argument (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Edit: 12/10. On 10/31 I expressed an idea that even as I was writing it I should have understood that I was getting it backwards. It is not the case that there is no popular opposition to the Republican goal. There is plenty. Look at how close Kerry came to winning the election even though he tried so hard to lose it. Look at how popular Michael Moore is even though he really did betray that popularity by supporting Kerry. The problem is not lack of popular opposition. The problem is that the Democratic party no longer feels any need to deflect that opposition. It simply denies it, ignores it, and suppresses it.
--Mel Gilles
Who the hell is Will Marshall?
--Matt Taibbi
The people that the 'Peak Oil' pitchmen are fronting for are deadly serious about selling 'Peak Oil' to the masses--and not just in theoretical terms, as a cynical ploy to raise prices and increase profits. No, it has become clear that the real goal is to actually cut off most of the world's oil supplies under the ruse that the oil simply no longer exists. The desired result is massive social unrest, widespread famine, and endless war. The majority of the world's people will not survive. Those that do will find themselves living under the overtly authoritarian form of rule that will quickly be deemed necessary to restore order. And if you think that we here in America are exempt, you are sadly mistaken.
--Dave McGowan
I have seen 'Peak Oil' referenced in several election post-mortems. I guess then that it must be time to once again take an alternative look at what the 'Peak' team is selling. And I have a lot of stuff here that I want to get through, and not much time to get through it all, so let's get started.
--Dave McGowan
Stan Goff on the FTW side of the peak-oil argument (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Edit: 12/10. On 10/31 I expressed an idea that even as I was writing it I should have understood that I was getting it backwards. It is not the case that there is no popular opposition to the Republican goal. There is plenty. Look at how close Kerry came to winning the election even though he tried so hard to lose it. Look at how popular Michael Moore is even though he really did betray that popularity by supporting Kerry. The problem is not lack of popular opposition. The problem is that the Democratic party no longer feels any need to deflect that opposition. It simply denies it, ignores it, and suppresses it.