Re:Charts show how little progress has been made in limiting...
by TeMPOraL on Monday September 23, 2019 @02:18PM
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I'm not talking about running out of oil. I'm talking about running out of food, where mass migrations are knocking on the doors of more lucky nations, while new arable and resource-rich land becomes available, as the now frozen parts of the world thaw. Nations know it, these areas are already becoming strategic.
> That we would eventually run out or that everybody needs to go to war to protect their strategic assets in the middle east. This turned out to be complete non-sense.
The way I see it, few wars for control over oil markets have already happened in the last few decades.
> When there is sufficient demand people will find a way well before going to war. War is very expensive.
I don't think this was ever true in history. In particular, this was a common sentiment before World War I - that nations are too connected economically, that it's in no one's interest to go to war. Didn't stop two world wars from happening in less than 30 years.
> That we would eventually run out or that everybody needs to go to war to protect their strategic assets in the middle east. This turned out to be complete non-sense.
The way I see it, few wars for control over oil markets have already happened in the last few decades.
> When there is sufficient demand people will find a way well before going to war. War is very expensive.
I don't think this was ever true in history. In particular, this was a common sentiment before World War I - that nations are too connected economically, that it's in no one's interest to go to war. Didn't stop two world wars from happening in less than 30 years.