Great post

[Mark@Sea]

Awakening From The Collective Dream « Doctor Zero

Some exerpts:

Gun control is one of many old collectivist fantasies melting away in the harsh light of undeniable truth. Another is the daydream of “alternative energy.†Such technologies will certainly be developed in the long run, but they provide no viable alternative to fossil fuel consumption at the present time. The economic repercussions of fabulously expensive, or tightly rationed, gasoline would be staggering. The retail price of almost all goods would skyrocket, while industries dependent upon cheap and reliable transportation would wither. Imagine the blow to employment that would be delivered by the end of affordable commuting in suburban areas. The “alternative†to oil is not green jobs and clean energy, but unemployed people sitting in the dark.

All of collectivism’s dreams are crumbling to dust before the eyes of people who spent their whole lives clinging to them out of desperation, or arrogance. The alternative to ambition and commerce is not “social justice,†but widespread poverty. The absence of growth brings collapse, not sustainability. The Constitutional rights of free people cannot exist alongside “positive rights†provided through redistribution. Abandoning the security of our borders does not produce a melting pot of happy immigrants. The government cannot repeal the laws of supply and demand. The freedom to vote does not render all other freedoms inconsequential. Prosperity for millions cannot be designed by a central committee. Social justice cannot be created by administering controlled viral doses of injustice.

[mikegideon]

Like everything else these days, energy is heavily politicized, when it's really all about economics and science. Problem is, politicians suck at economics AND science. We're screwed (again).