Left Out In The Coal
Power-starved Africa develops appetite for coal, dismisses environmental concerns in West
Abundant and cheap energy is the source of wealth. It creates jobs, reduces crime, increases leisure time, and generally makes everyone more comfortable and pleasant to be around.
Coal built the British Empire and the United States, the two greatest powers the world has ever seen, and created a higher standard of living for the average citizen than had ever existed before. Coal is abundant and it's relatively easy to obtain. Coal plants are simple to run and low-maintenance in comparison to every other form of energy generation. A subsidized coal initiative in Africa could increase the standard of living and reduce internecine conflict by orders of magnitude in mere decades. But we can't have that! Coal is dirty and makes the pretty birdies sad.
If the left really cared about people as they claim to, they'd be pulling out all the stops to help the denizens of Africa build coal mines and power plants, thereby improving their lives immeasurably. But of course it's not other people that liberals really care about, it's their own egos that drive their every word and action. It speaks volumes about who they really are that the environmentalists would happily sacrifice the comfort and longevity of millions of people on the altar of their evil goddess Gaia.
“If you cook on an open fire, have no electricity and go to bed hungry, you don’t lie awake wondering about the virtue of coal, gas or solar. And if there’s no electricity in your town, there’s not much investment and no new jobs.”
Abundant and cheap energy is the source of wealth. It creates jobs, reduces crime, increases leisure time, and generally makes everyone more comfortable and pleasant to be around.
Coal built the British Empire and the United States, the two greatest powers the world has ever seen, and created a higher standard of living for the average citizen than had ever existed before. Coal is abundant and it's relatively easy to obtain. Coal plants are simple to run and low-maintenance in comparison to every other form of energy generation. A subsidized coal initiative in Africa could increase the standard of living and reduce internecine conflict by orders of magnitude in mere decades. But we can't have that! Coal is dirty and makes the pretty birdies sad.
If the left really cared about people as they claim to, they'd be pulling out all the stops to help the denizens of Africa build coal mines and power plants, thereby improving their lives immeasurably. But of course it's not other people that liberals really care about, it's their own egos that drive their every word and action. It speaks volumes about who they really are that the environmentalists would happily sacrifice the comfort and longevity of millions of people on the altar of their evil goddess Gaia.
posted by Jar(egg)head at 08:49
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