(03-12-2022, 01:04 AM)navyjagfan Wrote:

(03-11-2022, 01:38 PM)The Drifter Wrote:

This is spot on.  There is more than enough oil in Alaska, Texas, Oklahoma, etc. to not only make America 100% energy indpendent, but also be a huge exporter of petroleum products to the rest of the world.  Why are we seeking relief from OPEC, Iran, and Venezuela?  

It's the same way with precious metals.  We could easily produce all of the iron, steel, and even lithium that we need as well.  There's no reason for us to be sending money to China for lithium.  

We need to diversify and use wind, solar, nuclear, coal, natural gas - the all of the above solution.

Because career politicians can't make any money that way. They're all in the same bed with these multinational corporations that give them campaign money and kickback money underneath the table. It's too convenient to make our own Country self sufficient and reliable. Plenty of room here for growth, expansion and a boon of potential for a number of generations to come. 

I know it might sound "cheesy" to share this here. And a lot of you have probably already seen this. I honestly never watched the show on HBO. However, this little scene is painstakingly accurate. Even now more than ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIpKfw17-yY

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