Episode 161: Iran and Venezuela Are Giving Me Gas
In Episode 161 we talk about how U.S. involvement in Venezuela and Iran feeds narratives about oil scarcity, while we are seeing extremely high gas prices in California concurrently.We ask questions about whether oil is truly a finite fossil fuel or if the Earth may perpetually produce it everywhere. Could the narrative of scarcity be used as a fear-based control mechanism to justify wars, austerity measures, and restrictions on energy production and use?We also ask if these initiatives in Iran and Venezuela signal that the elites know electric cars are not a viable alternative to gas, and…
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