Wednesday, April 27, 2005

The higher the price of gas, the better

As the price of gasoline rises so does my curiousity at what the fall out will be. Oil has been the main source of energy for the world for quite a long time. Rockefeller shaped and surfed this black wave to his advantage nearly a century ago. The symbiotic relationship between the military and the oil empire has become so tight that it can be considered a single entity. Eisenhower's exit speech warned the world about this enormous military/oil complex. It seems obvious to most that Dwight was dead on right.

Many folks seem shocked to see the price of gas rise. I say let it get higher. The price we have been paying has been an illusion. The actual price of that gallon of gas is hidden. First of all, the oil industry is supplemented by the government. Secondly, the cost of the military to secure oil fields in the middle east and other parts of the world is not reflected at the pumps. Those funds are extracted from other departments in the government.

Ultimately, the military is the arm of Exxon, BP, et al. Keep America safe. Protect democracy. Fight for your freedom. The slogans are endless and meaningless. These are memes that have been coopted by governmental marketing agencies.

So now, as we watch the prices rise, I say horray! It is time to bring on the alternative energy sources. Solar power, wind power, ocean wave power etc. All of these sources of energy are evolving faster and faster. Diesal engines were designed many decades ago to run on various types of fuel eg. bio-diesal. The time is getting closer when gasoline will lose its strangle hold on American political interests. We are watching this transition together. It seems like there will be a variety of competing energy sources such as hydrogen fuel cells which will hopefully make it harder to concentrate power into the hands of a few rutheless men eg. Rockefeller, Ford.

The current developments suggest to me that those in power are in a state of panic and fighting over the last piece of the gasoline pizza. They seem to have lost the big picture. They seem to lack the ability to imagine a world without endless oil. They embrace collective death wish scenarios like armageddon, the apocalypse and fantasize about escaping their karma with rapture.

The world will continue onward. The latest dinasours will become extinct or they will mutate with the rest of us who understand that life can be more enjoyable when we adapt, develop greater flexibility and harmonize.