I had a really interesting experience yesterday, something that I - TopicsExpress

I had a really interesting experience yesterday, something that I have experienced a few times now in Tanzania, but yesterday it struck me because of the book I am reading (can you tell I really think highly of this book?). If you are getting bored of these posts, best duck out now... Anyway, every day when we go to the park we stop in Mto wa Mbu for gas. Although some days when we stop, some places dont have gas. Yesterday, we made two stops before we found a gas station that actually had gas. I asked Tito why they didnt have gas and he simply answered that no one has come to fill them up yet. He didnt seem bothered by this at all (Im assuming this is common here). And I began to wonder... what would the typical American do if they pulled into a gas station and the attendant came outside and said Sorry, no gas? I have a feeling they would not be happy driving off and looking for another gas station, which also probably doesnt have gas. In Friedmans book he dedicates an entire section to China. And he makes a really interesting point. He asks someone about Chinas economic development and its impacts on the environment and the country in general, and the guy responds, Go rent the movie Speed. You know, the Keanu Reeves flick where he tries to save a bus full of people that has been rigged with explosives by an extortionist and will detonate when the bus reduces its speed lower than 50 mph. China is a lot like that bus. Its full of people (1/6 global population), its going really fast (economic development after Maos rule is burgeoning to keep the promise of wealth and prosperity alive for a middle class that is also growing very quickly), and its sucking up a lot of gas (not to mention emitting a lot of CO2 also). China is the largest consumer of oil after America. And just like that bus, it cannot slow down or it will explode, and it must be refueled while in motion (more, faster development, more oil). So, while I dont think the answer is that Keanu Reeves can save China from economic and environmental collapse, I do think that it makes a great allegory for development in China, and perhaps other parts of the world that are developing quickly with burgeoning populations. You can recycle all the milk jugs you want, but it wont mean a hill of beans if China becomes the next USA.

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