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The US and Canada have both avoided any 'curse'. Erm, consider the massive amount of environmental and policy issues that we've had due specifically to oil. Ha
by angersock 12y ago
The US and Canada have both avoided any 'curse'.
Erm, consider the massive amount of environmental and policy issues that we've had due specifically to oil. Had we not had so much of it in the early 20th century, we probably wouldn't have had the automobile boom of today and the long-term sabotage of public transportation.
There's a curse, all right.
- adventured 12y agoPerhaps, but then again America would not have participated very fully in the industrial revolution if not for oil, and would not have fielded a strong military during WW2 without oil. It's likely America would have not have been able to afford a vast, high quality public transportation system had the economic foundations not been built up in the first place. Especially considering the spread out population base, and geographic size of the country.