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fallout on December 12, 2005 - 1:48pm Permalink | Subthread | Comments top
Sadly, most Americans don't seem to be ready for the harsh, none-too-bubbly truth. Syriana made $12 million USD domestically this weekend, compared to $80 million USD for the fantasy films "Narnia" and "Harry Potter" IV.  
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geewiz on December 12, 2005 - 7:26pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Not many people want to hear the truth, they bury their head in the sand, like an ostrich. (figuretivly speaking).  Hollywood, or hollywierd, however you want to call it, has not been outspoken on peak oil either. It gets a mention here and there, but thats a BP commercial. And they mention oil is running out, yet mention that natural gas will save the day. But NG prices have pushed past $15 and are predicted to be headed for $20. Not a CERA prediction either.

And now we have Syriana, but i don't hear any chatter amongst the TV mainstream media or talk shows about peak oil. Clooney and Damon are the 2 big stars in Syriana, but they are not out talking about it. Not that i will ever ever need their persuasion, but many people still pay attn to them. The  financial channels like Bloomberg and CNBC will address oil and gas prices all day long. Complete with energy reports on reserves status, up or down. etc. But it's boring if your always broke and living from one payday to the next, unless you have money to invest or are a stock trader. Most people ignore it, i watch people at work, they can't be interested. But they can tell you who just scored a touchdown, which teams are ahead, etc.

So i experimented today a little and i happen to print a 4 page article about peak oil today, layed it down in plain view for passerby's (co workers) to review. It barely moved, by the end of the 8 hr shift not one person mentioned it at any time of the day.

If i had layed a People Magazine or a Sports illustrated down in the same place it would have been stolen!  

When they can't eat or keep warm, they might start paying attn. But by then they just want the problem to go away, so they can resume their lifestyle. I think the mayhem seen on TV during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina in New Orleans will play out again to an even bigger scale. I don't mean to be gloom and doom, but i think it's the cold hard truth. Thats the way i see it.

As someone mentioned earlier somewhere: Problem? what problem? spin, spin, spin. There is no problem.

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