Jessica, do you follow Art Berman? (art berman dot com) He's an oil geologist who agrees with many of your positions. He's quite an outsider in the oil and gas industry. Read his blog for 18 April 2024, titled "Almost Everything is About Oil in the Middle East." It's a good eye-opener for the uninitiated.
Its worth also pointing out that Jane Addams was a eugenicist who believed that social ills stemmed from race deterioration. So even the people who extol these kinds of beliefs can't actually be trusted to act in peoples interests.
Jessica, do you follow Art Berman? (art berman dot com) He's an oil geologist who agrees with many of your positions. He's quite an outsider in the oil and gas industry. Read his blog for 18 April 2024, titled "Almost Everything is About Oil in the Middle East." It's a good eye-opener for the uninitiated.
Its worth also pointing out that Jane Addams was a eugenicist who believed that social ills stemmed from race deterioration. So even the people who extol these kinds of beliefs can't actually be trusted to act in peoples interests.
I think these ideas are worth examining in line with your essay, which I substantially agree with... I think you should examine this essay https://open.substack.com/pub/heininger/p/the-unraveling-of-american-hegemony?r=16lm0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web and the one that preceded it, on Oct 3rd. https://open.substack.com/pub/heininger/p/tipping-point-how-middle-eastern?r=16lm0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true