In 2015 USA largest oil producer

[Mystic]

Thanks Pablo. It kind of gets under my skin when people say something like how we are trying to force the 'American way' down other people's throats. And there is hatred of America in many other countries, despite all that America has done for other countries, all of the aid, and all of the sacrifices of America in World War II helping to defeat countries that were trying to conquer the world.

I am not trying to force any beliefs or behavior on anybody in other countries. They can live as they want to live. And with the almost instant communications today if some music, some sort of dance style, or whatever becomes popular in the USA it may well become popular in the rest of the world very quickly. I am not going to apologize for things like that.

I also do not believe that American culture is inferior to anybody else's culture in the world.

I can't help what businessmen in the USA do. If Apple, for example, decides to have manufacturing plants in China with low cost Chinese labor and have profits in Irish banks there is nothing I can do about that. What Apple does with the Chinese is between Apple and the Chinese government and people. I would prefer for there to be more manufacturing in the USA so that American workers can have jobs.

But this is a good example about how posts get off topic. I feel real good that the USA will be the world's top oil and natural gas producer by 2015. That was what this post was about. This post had nothing to do with forcing the 'American way' or forcing 'globalism' on anybody. I love my country and I like that America will have some independence in crude oil and natural gas production.

And yes I love my country, the USA, even if that is not the current 'in thing' or fad today. And regardless of any hatred towards the USA in the world a lot of people sure are trying to get here. I wonder why if the 'American way' is so terrible?

 

[TrevorS]

I think that when people complain about America, they aren't complaining about all individual Americans but American policies driven by certain interest groups.

Same as how most western governments will say we don't have an argument with the people of China, Iran, North Korea, but we disagree with govt policies on human rights, economy, foreign policy.

To interpret any criticism as hate says more about the interpreter than the original commentator.

 

[Shannow]

^+1

CIA involvement in the overthrow of a Govt, "Free Trade" the allows only iron ore, but not finished steel, and only if we buy Abrhams...etc... not Miley's wrecking ball and oreos.

 

[hattaresguy]

Producing lots of oil is a good thing, its part of a global oil market though so the price won't change much. But that's Ok.

 

[hattaresguy]

Originally Posted By: Shannow
I hope that the word "hate" isn't directed at me, as that's the last thing in my make-up...was in the US a few years ago, and will be again withing the next 18 months, and spending my tourist dollars there...

(Again) the comment was made to the "screw everybody else", in relation to global oil markets, when everybody else has been screwed already, with the "free trade" and global reserve currency dealings of the past...again, which you seem to be OK with, as you haven't jumped there.


I'll jump, economic isolationism is a horrible thing, North Korea is currently working really hard at starving enough of their population to make it work.


Oh and whats wrong with tanks buy some tanks from us, you guys used them to great affect in North Africa awhile back.

 

[TrevorS]

These things occur because of the centralization of power.

If you run so many policy decisions at a federal level, then you entrust more power at the level of America. And since America is the biggest economy in the world, that's a lot of power.

And those who want power like it that way and love the fact that individuals participate less in the democratic process when power is centralized because individuals feel they have less ability to influence.

Ironically, being nationalistic does not help because it gives those who seek power the cloak of the flag.

 

[y_p_w]

Originally Posted By: Mystic
I can't help what businessmen in the USA do. If Apple, for example, decides to have manufacturing plants in China with low cost Chinese labor and have profits in Irish banks there is nothing I can do about that. What Apple does with the Chinese is between Apple and the Chinese government and people. I would prefer for there to be more manufacturing in the USA so that American workers can have jobs.

Apple products aren't manufactured in China because Apple set up the factories. The Chinese labor isn't even all that low cost in the whole scheme of things; Southeast Asian labor is actually cheaper these days. Their products are labeled "Assembled in China" because that's where Apple's manufacturing subcontractors like Foxconn choose to set up their factories. It's far more about dealing with these subcontractors than the individual labor force. If they would set up in Malaysia with the same price and responsiveness, Apple wouldn't care.

There was a time when Apple's main subcontractor was Quanta, and the final assembly of notebook computers was primarily in Taiwan.