General discussions of the systemic, societal and civilisational effects of depletion.
by OilDummy » Thu 21 Aug 2008, 12:52:03
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('OilDummy', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', '1') thing, you gotta remember oildummy, this place is full of PO fundamentalists. No different than those religious ones. You will be brow-beat relentlessly here until to conform with the PO sheeple ppl.

Yeah, I see that.
Instead of stepping into this party swinging a baseball bat, maybe a gentler approach might work. You know, maybe treat this as a learning experience rather than target practice? Try that instead for awhile and maybe you'll convert and become 'One Of Us'.

Are you talking to me? Why would I want to be accepted:
1) in a place I'm not welcome?
2) in a place that treats newcomers/strangers so poorly?
3) where baseball bats are reserved for the residents and recommended to be excluded from the newbies?
I've been around long enough and read extensively enough to know there are few "experts" even amongst those who make such claims. Knowing that, I roam from place to place challenging any tightly held view in an attempt, not so much to shake anyone from their heartfelt views, but to make them painfully aware that there is opposition, just as strong as their beliefs, to their often fringe beliefs.
I am a rabble-rouser and proud of it. I mean no harm. I want you to think. I've done all my thinking already and I know where I stand.
That doesn't mean I'm ignorant, just means I'm not going to change, for whatever reason. Maybe I think it's too late to change, won't do any good.
Does anyone know, off the top of their heads, where PO gets its funding...or does it self-support? That'd be an answer to know...yes it would.