Why we’re screwed in the USA.

Reading the news today about the meeting of the leader of OPEC (the Oil Producing Crazies) it seemed that the Chavez in Venezuela and Muhamberger in Iran were going off on the US dollar. Even some guy from France told one of them to “shut the hell up”. I noticed in an article that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia attempted to defend the US to some extent – or change the subject.

The Iranian and Venezuelan dictators are basically threatening an embargo against the USA and perhaps $200 per barrel of oil should the US invade Iran. Can they do this?

 … well, if Mad Max can pick a fight with some crazies in a post-modern Thunder-dome when why can’t the countries of Iran and Venezuela say “Embargo” ?

Its possible.

And what’s holding them back are other countries with shaky leadership… I looked up this King Abdullah guy because I wanted to know if he was one of those Saudi’s who invite the likes of Ossama Bin-Laden to his wedding. I guess not.. but this article seems to indicate the likes of King Abdullah are not invited to many weddings: http://www.counterpunch.org/ashosama.html

How long before the defenders of the US back off?

Pluralistic ignorance

Pluralistic ignorance; is what happens when True Republicans stand around and act like they support Rudy, Fred or Mike – all those candidates endorse by the MSM (Mainstream Media) instead of disagreeing and supporting a candidate such as Ron Paul who better reflects the true core Republican values.

“Pluralistic ignorance is a process which involves several members of a group who think that they have different perceptions, beliefs, or attitudes from the rest of the group. While they do not endorse the group norm, the dissenting persons behave like the other group members, because they think that the behavior of the other group members shows that the opinion of the group is unanimous. In other words, because everyone who disagrees behaves as if he or she agrees, all dissenting members think that the norm is endorsed by every group member but themselves. This in turn reinforces their willingness to conform to the group norm rather than express their disagreement. Because of pluralistic ignorance, people may conform to the perceived consensual opinion of a group, instead of thinking and acting on their own perceptions.” – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralistic_ignorance

The bystander effect

The bystander effect; is what happens when a nation elects leaders who create bureaucracies to do things for the people – the people of the nation believe the problems are being handled by government so what follows is a decrease in volunteerism and an increased resentment for those served by such taxing programs. A divide forms between those paying for the ineffective systems and those underserved by same, in the meantime everyone except for Ron Paul and his supporters argue about how to fix the big-government system which is the problem in the first place.

“Pluralistic ignorance partially explains the bystander effect: the observation that people are more likely to intervene in an emergency situation when alone than when other persons are present. If people monitor the reactions of others in such a situation, they may conclude from the lack of initiative of others that other people think that it is not necessary to intervene. If everyone behaves in this way, no one may take any action, even though some people privately think that they should do something. On the other hand, if one person intervenes, others are more likely to follow and give assistance.” – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect