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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=406135921-16012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The shopping centres are the temples, corner stores the
shrines, credit card the indulgences, registers our
communion, the first bank account our baptism, the first loan
our confirmation, advertising is the word, neo rationalist economics
texts the good book, the dollar is the son, consumption is the spirit,
growth is god, tax is the collection, television our alters, politicians
the preachers, celebrities the high priests, economists the profits, WTO
and IMF the missionaries, bankrupt the fallen, the frugal
are the sinners, social security benefits are limbo, communism
hell, and finally a six figure salary, with two houses, a large investment
portfolio, 3-4 cars, private schooling, and a wine cellar
is.... heaven on earth.....</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
peakoil-bounces+adrian=ecoaction.net.au@act-peakoil.org
[mailto:peakoil-bounces+adrian=ecoaction.net.au@act-peakoil.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>David Jorm<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 16 January 2006 9:53 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
peakoil@act-peakoil.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Peakoil] WA Premier quits over
depression<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Just a side note on that article re: gaia theory. In year 9 science
we learned about the theory of evolution and the teacher said it was only still
called a theory because of the powerful opposition of religious groups. In first
year university geography we learned about gaia theory and the lecturer said it
was only still called a theory because of the powerful opposition of industry
lobby groups. It occurs to me the
consumerist-industrial-capitalist-perpetual-growth-world is really just a
religion anyway :)<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 16 Jan 2006 09:12:54 -0000, <B
class=gmail_sendername>Alex P</B> <<A
href="mailto:alex-po@trevbus.org">alex-po@trevbus.org</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Yes
I had similar thoughts.<BR><BR>But in that case the least he could do is share
his insights with everyone<BR>else, but then again he might be labelled as mad
not depressed :(<BR><BR>If you want to feel like Geoff Gallop, read this:
<BR><BR><A
href="http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article338878.ece">http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article338878.ece</A><BR><BR>Alex<BR><BR>O4O4873828<BR><BR>ACT
Peak Oil discussion list<BR><A
href="http://act-peakoil.org">http://act-peakoil.org</A><BR><BR>On Mon, 16 Jan
2006 19:27:12 +1100, "Adrian Whitehead"<BR><<A
href="mailto:ccserac.project1@ecoaction.net.au">ccserac.project1@ecoaction.net.au</A>>
wrote :<BR><BR>> NOTE: Of all the states I understand WA had its head
around oil peak the <BR>> best. They have also been hit pretty hard by
climate change. A link? He<BR>> probably has some insight the future. I
wonder if he has brought a remote<BR>> property in the Kimberly for those
nearest and dearest to "recuperate at" ;)
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