[Pops]

Jared Diamon talks PO on NewsHour. Fell off my couch just now. Need some help to get a link.

[Troyboy1208]

I have read his books "guns, Germs, and steel" and "Collapse" Both are awesome reads...and quite doomerish

[Pops]

Here is one:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertai ... _4-17.html

http://www.pbs.org/search/search_result ... 5&btnG.y=9

[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Drifter', 'P')ops, it will take about 24 hours for the video and transcript to be uploaded after the show airs.

[Pops]

Try here and click on "Author Discusses Costly Crude and Oil's Future"...

[Pops]

Good stuff!

[Revi]

I like Diamond's commentary. I've read his books, and he didn't say whether oil would be the cause of collapse, but he hinted at it. Peak oil is all over the news now.

[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'P')eak oil is all over the news now.

[frankthetank]

Just watched it. Not sure what to think. I think he could have went way more doomer. It seemed to me that PBS guy was trying to really push the subject and hope for some doom from Diamond...or maybe not?

[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Drifter', 'I')s PBS turning doomer?

[roccman]

How utterly disappointing.

Jared using Japan and WWII and "the" example of oil wars.

Wow...

There was a time (not long ago) that men had balls that clanked.

How very disappointing.

[vision-master]

It was refreshing to hear at least a hint of optimism.

[Ludi]

Optimism from Mr Collapse?

[wisconsin_cur]

"If there is a collapse, it will be a world wide collapse"

That is about it isn't it Hoss? The earth is one big Easter island... ... and will our grandchildren know who or why those funny monuments were built?

[Dreamtwister]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('frankthetank', 'J')ust watched it. Not sure what to think. I think he could have went way more doomer.

[dohboi]

rockman wrote: "How utterly disappointing. Jared using Japan and WWII and "the" example of oil wars. Wow... There was a time (not long ago) that men had balls that clanked. How very disappointing."

I really have absolutely no f'n idea what you are saying here. Please clarify, since, even when you say things I disagree with, they are generally interesting. But I just can't quite figure out what you are trying to say. What is disappointing about using WWII as an example of an oil war? And what does this have to do with clanking balls?

[roccman]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dohboi', ' ')What is disappointing about using WWII as an example of an oil war? And what does this have to do with clanking balls?

[Dreamtwister]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('roccman', 'K')eith Olbermann has a pair that clanks.

[pjd2]

I saw Jared Diamond at a small college here last year. JD did a point by point plot synopsis of Collapse for his talk. Sortof boring if you already read the book. A man in the audience asked his opinion about peak oil and the way it will affect us. Basically JD's opinion was that we will just drive less, and alternative fuel/energy sources will have to take up the slack. The man (in the audience) clarified his question, and boiled it down to weither peak oil could cause collapse. Jared basically responded "no" in a sentence or two. It was very conucopian. I lost some respect for JD at that moment. I would have to see the transript, because I would like to see how much his opinion has changed in the past 11 months.

edited for clarity between JD and the audience man

[TheDude]

WWII was far more sanguinary than Iraq; show is far from over though. Jared points out that in our globalized world collapse has the potential to be widespread, too. Pretty broad hints that this can go awfully far.

Don't think Jared's choosing his words on their machismo potential, either. Or that he's mincing.

How much clank potential do you give Greenspan for his post-Iraq synopsis, rocc? "Of course it was about oil! You think I should have said so at the time, eh? Fuck You!"

Time to test that proffanity filter. Cocksucker.