I'm surprised at the reaction to my post earlier today about Citgo, both here and on LJ. Granted, there have only been 2 comments, but both of them were very much against the idea, pointing out that it wouldn't work as intended, and still supports "the bad guys."
Ummm... okay. I guess I need to be a little less flip about the political comments I post here. I admit, I know very little about South American politics. I do not know what the state of human rights are in Venezuela, what the history of the leader is. I also do not understand how the oil industry works, how the sourcing is determined, or any of that. I did not do due diligence and research before I made the post.
I simply posted it because it seemed like a novel (meaning I hadn't heard of the idea before) way to do *something*. Yes, it still does not to stop the dependency upon foreign oil. Yes, it still helps the fat cats get fatter. Yes, it still doesn't address any number of issues that we as a society are facing by being an oil-driven culture.
But there is frustrating little that I can do as an individual to fight against those issues. Yes, I can drive my car less (which I do). I can get a hybird or electric car (which I will do when they make a station wagon model). Yes, I can compost, recycle, buy organic foods, use low-flow shower heads and more to reduce my personal footprint on the earth. I can't install solar power generators or a gray water tank since I don't own a home yet, but once I do, I plan to.
And yes, these are all little things that add up, especially when lots of people adopt those habits. But they are little things. And sometimes they don't feel like a lot.
