OT: Oil companies

[desinor at sympatico.ca (Jean-Claude Desinor)]

   Yeah, we have lots of oil.
   We also have lots of softwood which we would like to sell you, but it 
is getting harder because, well, it is a question of trust, you want 
everything going across our border to carry a passport ...
   But hey, it's all about trade :-)

	Jean-Claude

Spewey a ?crit :
> Dan Bubb wrote:
> 
>> Now if you don't mind supporting a socialist dictator...
> 
> 
> Let's look at another list:
> http://tinyurl.com/7ldt
> 
> Do you like Angola's government?  Bush does:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNITA
> Better hope the Marxists don't get uppity like Bolivia.
> 
> What about Saudi Arabia?  They cut off your hands if you steal and flog 
> their gays.  I'm against that but I still use their gas because I can't 
> help it.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia
> 
> While you're at it, send some war planes to Nigeria, the natives are 
> getting restless:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_in_the_Niger_Delta
> 
>> I think it's well worthwhile to try to cut his profits as much as
> 
> possible by not buying from him and perhaps having his prices drop
> 
> How does not buying make "his prices drop"?
> 
> Oil is great big giant mess in the world because you want the oil and 
> they have you over a barrel.  Use less if you want to make a difference.
> 
> God bless Canada.