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RALPH NADER: The Price of OIL

16 November 2007, 12:00

Of course, by now, we stupified Americans, who have swilled the Free Market Kool Aid, realize that since the wealthy are so far superior - that indeed we owe our very existence to the top rung of society - we’ll accept any and all predatory schemes they present us. After all, we didn’t develop the oil or refine it or come up with viable alternative fuels. So therefore we deserve to be exploited by the rich who, obviously, need more, deserve more, and will get more in order to make the world a better place (for them).

Perhaps if we acquire the same level of education and social standing, maybe if we too can get into Skull & Bones like W our fearless leader, than we may have a shot of exploiting others as well. Until then, however, you privileged types are entitled to shove that broom up our butts even futher. And in our sheepish ways, we’re just going to smile and keep paying up, borrowing when we have to, beyond our means, losing our homes, addicting ourselves to drugs to forget our miseries and, nonethelss, looking the other way when it comes to real change.