There has been a lot of talk lately that the 'fault' of the oil spill is to be blamed, partly, on the consumers of oil, namely, us.
This is a spurious argument!
We have known that there were problems with oil since the 70's and it would not be too hard to argue that even in the 30's the oil companies knew they had to get rid of more efficient modes of transportation to make us more dependent on oil.
What alternatives were we given?
We have been controlled by the oil companies ever since they saw how easy it was to make us dependent on oil.
They bought up and disappeared any viable alternative.
They didn't lobby for government monies to create any alternatives, they lobbied to have restrictions lifted and lobbied to have fewer taxes on their profits.
Our alternatives were not given, they were taken away.
Do not feel guilty for the ultimate failure of Government oversight and corporate greed.
A.Shamus
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