June 16, 20223 yr 29 minutes ago, The_Omega said: Those damned oil companies didn’t try that ish under Trump! and BUSHCO
June 16, 20223 yr It’s cool though, Pop Pop mailed them a sternly worded letter. Now we just have to hope it doesn’t get lost in the mail.
June 16, 20223 yr Imagine how mentally handicapped you have to be to think Biden's policies aren't raising gas prices. "Putler price hikes!"
June 16, 20223 yr 16 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said: Funny how Uganda is top 1% of crap holes in the world. It's actually crazy to be how old Africa is, how rich in natural resources it is and yet it's 99% of it is a complete crap hole. Yeah, totally crazy how colonialism can completely wreck an entire content.
June 16, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Yeah, totally crazy how colonialism can completely wreck an entire content.
June 16, 20223 yr Just now, EaglesRocker97 said: I'm guessing you think it's melanin-related? Of course it is... it's all whiteys fault.
June 16, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said: I dont know the real number, nor do I know where to find it but I gotta think 80-85% of the world was colonized UK, France, Portugal, Spain and maybe...Turkey? They were your starting 5. Colonization takes different forms, some of which are more lor less destructive than others. I think Rome's approach was less destructive and more integrative of local populations. They developed local economies and infrastructure more. The most obvious difference, though, is that Africa was colonized relatively recently, with many African nations continuing as vassal states into the late-19th and early 20th centuries.
June 16, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Colonization takes different forms, some of which are more lor less destructive than others. I think Rome's approach was less destructive and more integrative of local populations. They developed local economies and infrastructure more. The most obvious difference, though, is that Africa was colonized relatively recently, with many African nations continuing as vassal states into the late-19th and early 20th centuries. Oh, good to know that everything should be getting straightened out there soon, then.
June 16, 20223 yr 40 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said: Funny how Uganda is top 1% of crap holes in the world. It's actually crazy to be how old Africa is, how rich in natural resources it is and yet it's 99% of it is a complete crap hole. it’s only crazy if you somehow missed the 19th and 20th centuries
June 16, 20223 yr 59 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Yeah, totally crazy how colonialism can completely wreck an entire content. You misspelled corruption
June 16, 20223 yr I posted a few days ago what the Government could be doing.... Repealing the Jones ACt was just one of my short list of things that would help ExxonMobil today released the following statement in response to a letter from President Biden. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220615006025/en/ExxonMobil-statement-regarding-President-Biden-Letter-to-Oil-Industry ''In the short term, the U.S. government could enact measures often used in emergencies following hurricanes or other supply disruptions – such as waivers of Jones Act provisions and some fuel specifications to increase supplies,'' the release read. ''Longer term, government can promote investment through clear and consistent policy that supports U.S. resource development, such as regular and predictable lease sales, as well as streamlined regulatory approval and support for infrastructure such as pipelines.'' ''We have been in regular contact with the administration to update the president and his staff on how ExxonMobil has been investing more than any other company to develop U.S. oil and gas supplies,'' the company's release began. ''This includes investments in the U.S. of more than $50 billion over the past five years, resulting in an almost 50% increase in our U.S. production of oil during this period.
June 16, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, DaEagles4Life said: 😛 Sold one yesterday for a pretty big profit. I'm out of that game for at least a little bit.
June 16, 20223 yr 10 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Yeah, totally crazy how colonialism can completely wreck an entire content. That's the excuse we're going with?
June 16, 20223 yr 9 hours ago, ToastJenkins said: You misspelled corruption Can't it be both? They tend to go hand-in-hand. There's corruption everywhere, but I'd argue that colonial/imperial systems are more rife with corruption than republican ones, and the states that take root in their wake often have a hard time shaking the kind of corruption that is endemic to the structures that they replaced. I can't say for sure, but it seems to me that polities become more insidiously corrupt under imperial/dynastic systems . Africa is probably more thoroughly corrupt than the U.S (although it's hard to really lump the continent together as a whole), but it is also comprised of substantially younger republics.
June 17, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Can't it be both? They tend to go hand-in-hand. There's corruption everywhere, but I'd argue that colonial/imperial systems are more rife with corruption than republican ones, and the states that take root in their wake often have a hard time shaking the kind of corruption that is endemic to the structures that they replaced. I can't say for sure, but it seems to me that polities become more insidiously corrupt under imperial/dynastic systems . Africa is probably more thoroughly corrupt than the U.S (although it's hard to really lump the continent together as a whole), but it is also comprised of substantially younger republics. or you could just be wrong again
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