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"Big Oil?"

Besides trendy baby names, there are few things I hate more than trendy catch-phrases like "Big Tobacco", "Big Oil", etc. Despite that driving hatred of mine, let's get a few things cleared up right now. First and foremost: the world economy is driven by oil.

If you're not using solar energy to power your computer right now, shut your pie-hole about "Big Oil." If you didn't park your skateboard or scooter out by your company's wind farm this morning, shut your pie-hole about "Big Oil." If you're not burning candles to read at night and listening to a hand-crank radio to get your news, shut your pie-hole about "Big Oil."

So, we've established that you are as big of a part of "Big Oil" as anyone else. You have alternatives. If you choose to not use them, shut your pie-hole. You use oil. Do you drill for it yourself? Do you refine it yourself? Do you ship and store it yourself? No? Why not? Ohhhhh, because it's very, very expensive and risky. Maybe you could start a small Mom-n-Pop oil company and provide cheap oil to the organic vegan crowd that likes to use terms like "Big Oil." Oh wait, I forgot, too expensive and too environmentally unfriendly. Tonight, as you drive home to your warm heated home, try re-thinking who and what "Big Oil" really is. Then, try to figure out who is behind "Big Liberal Idiot."


(Despite what you may think, even the Amish use gas-powered tools and conveniences. They use propane lights, gas generators to power tools, fans, refrigerators and stoves around the house. In a sense, you could say that the Amish are part of "Big Oil.")