Reply #56: Eventually everybody dies.

[The Croquist]

How clinical of you. I guess you supported George W. Bush and his two wars that killed thousands of Americans and God knows how many others because "Eventually everybody dies".

I suspect that rich countries will be hit at least as hard in the kind of energy-driven decline I'm talking about as the poor countries - they are far more dependent on high energy consumption per capita for their personal survival.

You are correct except the minor detail that the poor countries are dependent on the rich countries for survival. The rich countries will stop sending aid to the poor countries. Think about China without their manufacturing, India without their call centers or both without petroleum based fertilizers. Think about Pakistan with no foreign aid. Pakistan and India are sure to get into a spat. A spat with nukes.

The US is the worlds largest food exporter. No more. The populations of the poor countries will be hit the hardest.

Remember, I'm not talking about a plan here, just an observation.

It sounds more like a hope then anything else.