Nov 17, 2015, 7:07 PM

@BigDaddyAmin said:

Unfortunately, it won't. This is a clash of cultures, to be honest. The Byzantines faced it and they died out in 1453. At least they took a stand. We won't because we are stupid enough to fight wars for other people who don't have our vested interests at heart but instead keep us supplied with cheap oil to fuel our cars, iPhones, porn, and Fallout 4. Kind of makes Aldous Huxley's "scent organs"and "feelies" look like Family Circus, huh?

The world is powered by oil, and without it Fallout 4 would not be possible.
So we do have strong convictions.... concerning oil [1].
Part of the problem is that we have offered a fair exchange to those who've sold it.
It's what they've decided to spend that wealth on that's the "policy" problem.

[1] Admittedly there are a number of people who think oil is some sort of dirty unwanted substance and haven't the faintest clue of what it is used for beyond filling their automobile tanks.