In class, many ideas have been brought up to how America or other countries similar to America, will eventually collapse. Ideas of the government falling--an economic collapse-- which could lead to a political strike, creating stress on the government, is one huge domino affect to the economy falling. Other factors that may contribute to a collapse in our civilization is the theory of 2012 and the end of the world, religion and the rapture (The book of Revelations - THE BIBLE), "resource depletion" (Ben Sherry), the food chain falling apart, drastic changes in the weather, corrupt leaders, etc. Regardless of it being a slow or fast process, possibly anything, in my opinion, could lead to a collapse in our civilization.
Now, let’s be more specific. Ben brings up how resource depletion that will cause a collapse in our society--also known as the lack of resources. Because America has this kind of addiction where we like to take advantage of the given/ stolen resources that are offered to us, it has caused many of us to be unaware of the serious consequences that could happen if all of the major resources were used. Oil being a major issue in America has affected many of those who use oil on a daily basis, especially to many car-drivers across the country. Gas prices have instantaneously increased roughly between the years 2002 and 2008:
http://zfacts.com/p/35.html
Many Americans do not realize that being so dependent on the use of oil for almost everything can and currently is damaging our way of living, which will lead to a collapse later in life. According to the Chicago Tribune, "the consequences would be unimaginable. Permanent fuel shortages would tip the world into a generations-long economic depression. Millions would lose their jobs as industry implodes. Farm tractors would be idled for lack of fuel, triggering massive famines. Energy wars would flare. And carless suburbanites would trudge to their nearest big box stores, not to buy Chinese made clothing transported cheaply across the globe, but to scavenge glass and copper wire from abandoned buildings" (http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/) In relation to the cars, which use about To many hybrid cars and cars that only run by electricity, it would take twice as more oil for a company to make a hybrid car in comparison to making a regular car just because much more is needed for a hybrid/electric car start up. Because everything is made up of/by oil, it would be almost impossible for society today to try and readjust itself to not using oil. In the whole world, oil if being divided between various countries where an amount is offered to use among the people and through businesses. However, according to the movie Crude Awakening, 25% of oil is being used currently by the U.S. when only 2% should be used. Many people are in desperate need to understand the many cons in HAVING to use oil as major resource. America has this mind set on motivating the people of America to think they have so much being offered when actually there is almost little to none that is available for the country. In Crude Awakening, the movie almost mentioned how "Humans are inextinguishable--Americans will always have more solutions". If there is an issue with how nature is interfering with modern technology and 'America's way of living', then America will try to make their way around the situation by eliminating the issue from their goals. If that creates another issue, America will find another way to fix the problem. ---But what happens when all the oil is lost?
"the world may never know"
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