Destination Earth.(1956)

For around a half a decade, ending about a decade ago now, I (The OldHorseman) was a moderator on the very busy LATOC Internet discussion forum. This was an extension of a big research site delving into the cresting of Peak Oil, the probable repercussions, and preparations for Life After The Oil Crash.

As many of us predicted, Peak Oil did not result in a sudden, total collapse back into the Stone Age. The "crash" has been less obvious, more tedious. The reality wasn't as much "fun" as the prospect, and the forum went off the rails.

While this little cartoon is a laughably blatant bit of propaganda from the wonderfully optimistic Eisenhower era, it does correctly explain the vital role that an ever-expanding supply of sweet, light crude oil had in making our Cornucopian 20th Century civilization possible. It also touches on rational, free market competition forces, which might have allowed the West to cope with Peak Oil, had they not been (((intentionally))) sabotaged.

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