With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Friday, July 14, 2006
Sustainability Website of the Day; EU/W. Africa; China Military Ties
see le metropole cafe on how the gold is used by the 'plunge protection team' to manipulate the markets. the point is: to whom do the powers that be owe their first allegiance? not to the u.s. taxpayer but to their own kind.
thanks for your concern and it's not really off topic.
yes to both your questions, as far as i know. everyone's ok and we'll get an update.
remember mike said that there's a backlog of stories they're working on which are still relevant. i believe he said in one mailing that the expectation was for the ftw website to have caught up by the end of the month.
"Supermarkets And Service Stations Now Competing For Grain" http://www.enn.com/net.html?id=1575
At least some people are beginning to realize that our stomachs and cars are competing for the same grain. It's true that the higher crude prices go, the more incentive there is to use biofuels. At the same time, however, biofuels will likewise become more expensive because they are produced with fossil fuels!
When push comes to shove, and people are faced with the choice between food and biofuels, which will they choose? It's a no-brainer.
rice_farmer & gail: I wish I could be as optomistic as you two are. I guess I don't see the choice betewen fuel and food being that obvious. I see the boiled frog type of future (i.e. things are gradually going to get hotter and hotter until people finally figure it out but it is too late.) After Katrina the "conservatives" I work with had the attitude that those "lazy ass welfare folks" got and are getting way too much help. The point being that as long as America is a society of "Us" and "Them" and the "Us" group has enough money to buy both food and fuel the choice is simply "I got mine... you can get yours". Sorry, I am turning this into a rant, but the other sad part is both the "liberals" and "conservatives" slice and dice society by age, income, sex, sexual prefernce, religion...etc, etc, etc. that none of us are in the same boat anymore. Hell... now that I depressed me and probably the rest of you all... give me a beer.
Your right there are many many good folks out there. That is what I get for choosing a career in technology having co-workers that still believe in it and big companies pulling us out of the fire.
BTW I am a reformed automation engineer... tired of helping the production means to be concentrated in fewer and fewer hands.
I liked "The Postman" too... one of my other favorites was "Rollerball"... the old 1970's version... Kinda seems like what society has become.
Anyhow... this blog is great.. already feeling the positive vibes!
The article regarding China/Switzerland military cooperation may be alarming but it comes as no surprise.
About 15 years ago, Gorbachev commented that the emerging European Union is the emergence of the new Euro-Soviet. The increasingly socialist leanings of Europe magnify this on a regular basis.
Parralel to that continued emergence, we have communist China who continues to develop it's capitalist economic system while it evolves a society constructed under the tight controls of UN Agenda 21, more commonly known as sustainable development. This UN program - which China has been heralded for as the most advanced in it's implementation - is a comprehensive set of plans and regulations to govern every aspect of human existence. This ranges from human populations to education, scientific development to industry, human settlements to agriculture, and much, much more.
On the surface, a sustainable development program is a great thing, but it becomes ominous when considered under the total control system established by nations like China. This ties into the European Union when you look at the EU Constitution, which declares sustainable development as one of their primary tenets. Anyone who's read that constitution is also aware that all of the member states have clearly surrendered sovereign control to the EU government. Considering that most citizens of European nations were not provided that information at the EU's inception or at the 2003 signing of the current charter, right away there's an ominous shadow over the entire effort. Add China into the mix and that shadow gets even darker.
In my opinion, these recent developments aren't an indication of potential military developments involving China and Switzerland, but of a shared commitment to similar political ideologies and objectives. If I were a resident in the EU I would be looking at the EU Constitution, looking at how the UN heralds China's sustainable development program (UN Agenda 21), and I would be very concerned about my family's future.
With that in mind, the US, Canada, and Mexico are currently on the path to building a North American Union. When the SPP objectives are met, all three nations will have harmonized economic, security, commerce, and border policies, paving their way for what they are calling a North American Community. This could be a good thing if it was orchestrated by good people committed to liberty. Unfortunately, it's being orchestrated by those who are organizing a global system for global corporate profit.
China is the perfection of communism being used for capitalist gain. Sustainable development under UN ideology is their tool, and the EU is well on their way to reaching that goal. North America is next, and even the Middle East is being broken down as I write in order to install MEFTA (Middle East Free Trade Agreement) in all nations - especially those most resistant to foreign economic intervention - Iraq, Syria, and Iran.
To summarize - the China Switzerland article sends a clear message - be very concerned if you value liberty and honest governance. The EU is on the path to a China-like government, and the United States is being forced down the path of a union similar to the EU.
The empire is on the march, and nobody can protect themselves without first recognizing the goals and their means of implementation.
I agree with howlin dog that "boiled frog syndrome" is going to finish a lot of people off. And surely the haves will stick to their sense of entitlement and keep stealing from the have-nots. The end game is going to be very ugly.
I live in a mountainous, isolated region, but I have no illusions that starving city people won't come this far on plunder missions.
You all have given me a bunch of stuff to think about. And in general this has been a heck of a weekend to do a lot of thinking with Israel tickin off more of the Arab world, and Bush supporting them and shoving it to Russia. Seems like Bush just wants to dig the hole deeper and deeper.
Talking in a chat room. US is putting Air Force Bases in Australia. I wonder what that is in the plan of things with the East/West flow of oil from the Mid-East? Looks to me like Japan and South Korea are on the wrong side of the dividing line if US wins the tug of war.
Anyhow... on the bright side found a really really good song and it even has an artist backed free download... (Ain't no Sony DRM stuff here!!!)
Did some work... sweated some in the summer heat... best way to think.
Boiled Frog... Pick us off one group at a time. That is the way it will happen.
For one of the big International flare ups to happen with nukes and all would mean the elites would crap in their own nest. They won't do that. I think all the saber rattling, name calling, etc is the same thing you see on the professional wresting matches. They are all on the same side but getting us into the story so they can sell us tickets to the big show. If Mike's book is right, there are a lot more people playing both sides against the middle than just Democrats Vs. Republicans. All of the International Intel Agencies seem to actually be borderless.
Also, an example of the slow burn or boiled frog is the Miami Seven. How many people know or even care about seven people in miami being arrested cause they though about rebelling. That was just a few weeks ago.
Just in case you also have forgot and need a good laugh here is a Jon Stewart piece about it. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13782.htm
see le metropole cafe on how the gold is used by the 'plunge protection team' to manipulate the markets. the point is: to whom do the powers that be owe their first allegiance? not to the u.s. taxpayer but to their own kind.
ReplyDeletehere's the link you may be referring to:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fromthewilderness.com/cgi-bin/PeakOilEvents.cgi
thanks for your concern and it's not really off topic.
ReplyDeleteyes to both your questions, as far as i know. everyone's ok and we'll get an update.
remember mike said that there's a backlog of stories they're working on which are still relevant. i believe he said in one mailing that the expectation was for the ftw website to have caught up by the end of the month.
"Supermarkets And Service Stations Now Competing For Grain"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.enn.com/net.html?id=1575
At least some people are beginning to realize that our stomachs and cars are competing for the same grain. It's true that the higher crude prices go, the more incentive there is to use biofuels. At the same time, however, biofuels will likewise become more expensive because they are produced with fossil fuels!
When push comes to shove, and people are faced with the choice between food and biofuels, which will they choose? It's a no-brainer.
rice_farmer & gail:
ReplyDeleteI wish I could be as optomistic as you two are. I guess I don't see the choice betewen fuel and food being that obvious.
I see the boiled frog type of future (i.e. things are gradually going to get hotter and hotter until people finally figure it out but it is too late.)
After Katrina the "conservatives" I work with had the attitude that those "lazy ass welfare folks" got and are getting way too much help. The point being that as long as America is a society of "Us" and "Them" and the "Us" group has enough money to buy both food and fuel the choice is simply "I got mine... you can get yours".
Sorry, I am turning this into a rant, but the other sad part is both the "liberals" and "conservatives" slice and dice society by age, income, sex, sexual prefernce, religion...etc, etc, etc. that none of us are in the same boat anymore.
Hell... now that I depressed me and probably the rest of you all... give me a beer.
gail:
ReplyDeleteYour right there are many many good folks out there. That is what I get for choosing a career in technology having co-workers that still believe in it and big companies pulling us out of the fire.
BTW I am a reformed automation engineer... tired of helping the production means to be concentrated in fewer and fewer hands.
I liked "The Postman" too... one of my other favorites was "Rollerball"... the old 1970's version... Kinda seems like what society has become.
Anyhow... this blog is great.. already feeling the positive vibes!
The article regarding China/Switzerland military cooperation may be alarming but it comes as no surprise.
ReplyDeleteAbout 15 years ago, Gorbachev commented that the emerging European Union is the emergence of the new Euro-Soviet. The increasingly socialist leanings of Europe magnify this on a regular basis.
Parralel to that continued emergence, we have communist China who continues to develop it's capitalist economic system while it evolves a society constructed under the tight controls of UN Agenda 21, more commonly known as sustainable development. This UN program - which China has been heralded for as the most advanced in it's implementation - is a comprehensive set of plans and regulations to govern every aspect of human existence. This ranges from human populations to education, scientific development to industry, human settlements to agriculture, and much, much more.
On the surface, a sustainable development program is a great thing, but it becomes ominous when considered under the total control system established by nations like China. This ties into the European Union when you look at the EU Constitution, which declares sustainable development as one of their primary tenets. Anyone who's read that constitution is also aware that all of the member states have clearly surrendered sovereign control to the EU government. Considering that most citizens of European nations were not provided that information at the EU's inception or at the 2003 signing of the current charter, right away there's an ominous shadow over the entire effort. Add China into the mix and that shadow gets even darker.
In my opinion, these recent developments aren't an indication of potential military developments involving China and Switzerland, but of a shared commitment to similar political ideologies and objectives. If I were a resident in the EU I would be looking at the EU Constitution, looking at how the UN heralds China's sustainable development program (UN Agenda 21), and I would be very concerned about my family's future.
With that in mind, the US, Canada, and Mexico are currently on the path to building a North American Union. When the SPP objectives are met, all three nations will have harmonized economic, security, commerce, and border policies, paving their way for what they are calling a North American Community. This could be a good thing if it was orchestrated by good people committed to liberty. Unfortunately, it's being orchestrated by those who are organizing a global system for global corporate profit.
China is the perfection of communism being used for capitalist gain. Sustainable development under UN ideology is their tool, and the EU is well on their way to reaching that goal. North America is next, and even the Middle East is being broken down as I write in order to install MEFTA (Middle East Free Trade Agreement) in all nations - especially those most resistant to foreign economic intervention - Iraq, Syria, and Iran.
To summarize - the China Switzerland article sends a clear message - be very concerned if you value liberty and honest governance. The EU is on the path to a China-like government, and the United States is being forced down the path of a union similar to the EU.
The empire is on the march, and nobody can protect themselves without first recognizing the goals and their means of implementation.
I agree with howlin dog that "boiled frog syndrome" is going to finish a lot of people off. And surely the haves will stick to their sense of entitlement and keep stealing from the have-nots. The end game is going to be very ugly.
ReplyDeleteI live in a mountainous, isolated region, but I have no illusions that starving city people won't come this far on plunder missions.
thanks all:
ReplyDeleteYou all have given me a bunch of stuff to think about. And in general this has been a heck of a weekend to do a lot of thinking with Israel tickin off more of the Arab world, and Bush supporting them and shoving it to Russia. Seems like Bush just wants to dig the hole deeper and deeper.
Talking in a chat room. US is putting Air Force Bases in Australia. I wonder what that is in the plan of things with the East/West flow of oil from the Mid-East? Looks to me like Japan and South Korea are on the wrong side of the dividing line if US wins the tug of war.
Anyhow... on the bright side found a really really good song and it even has an artist backed free download... (Ain't no Sony DRM stuff here!!!)
http://www.compadrerecords.com/downloadpages/wecant.html
Kind of music that keeps my feet moving and lets the old fat boy keepon keeping on.
Did some work... sweated some in the summer heat... best way to think.
ReplyDeleteBoiled Frog... Pick us off one group at a time. That is the way it will happen.
For one of the big International flare ups to happen with nukes and all would mean the elites would crap in their own nest. They won't do that. I think all the saber rattling, name calling, etc is the same thing you see on the professional wresting matches. They are all on the same side but getting us into the story so they can sell us tickets to the big show.
If Mike's book is right, there are a lot more people playing both sides against the middle than just Democrats Vs. Republicans. All of the International Intel Agencies seem to actually be borderless.
Also, an example of the slow burn or boiled frog is the Miami Seven. How many people know or even care about seven people in miami being arrested cause they though about rebelling. That was just a few weeks ago.
Just in case you also have forgot and need a good laugh here is a Jon Stewart piece about it.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13782.htm
in case the software didn't publish the full jon stewart link, here it is again:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13782.htm
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13782.htm
ReplyDeleteit doesn't seem to be coming through.
after .info/ comes
article13782.htm