The Ethanol Papers - Paperturn manuscript - Flipbook - Page 568
American, doesn’t make me want to sacrifice what we have to make life better
for people who are diametrically opposite to us in so many ways. If they can be
as successful as us without it infringing on our ability to be successful I’m okay
with that, but I’m not okay with turning America into a second-rate nation just to
feed their gluttonous appetites. The images of a modern Dubai are indeed wondrous; wouldn’t it be great if we could make Detroit and the South Bronx look
that good?
Maybe I’d feel different if they sent me and my wife on a fabulous tour of Dubai.
Well, not my wife, she’s not that crazy about all that gender inequality stuff and
I really prefer her with her hair down and flowing. I get no thrill of her walking a
couple of steps behind me (in fact, I like walking a bit behind her, the view is
much better if you know what I mean).
Incidentally, while writing this section I came upon a video on YouTube that I
thought brought great clarity to this point. Finding it when I did was completely
coincidental, almost like an epiphany. Check it out by clicking the window below:
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See, the thing is that if we found the national determination to end our dependence on foreign oil, we would keep hundreds of billions of dollars in America
every year. This would be pretty great for our economy. And if we could find the
grit to do that, then we might also find the resolve to make some other things
happen, such as regulations that require every vehicle sold in America to be
