boomers were given a clear choice.   d-qwzb_g we are living the future that boomers chose. they were called the "me generation" for many reasons. they were hippies and yuppies. they were psyoped to hell and back and loved it. > we are at a turning point in our history. there are two paths to choose. one is a path i've warned about tonight, the path that leads to fragmentation and self-interest. down that road lies a mistaken idea of freedom, the right to grasp for ourselves some advantage over others. that path would be one of constant conflict between narrow interests ending in chaos and immobility. it is a certain route to failure. ... > in little more than two decades we've gone from a position of energy independence to one in which almost half the oil we use comes from foreign countries, at prices that are going through the roof. our excessive dependence on opec has already taken a tremendous toll on our economy and our people. this is the direct cause of the long lines which have made millions of you spend aggravating hours waiting for gasoline. it's a cause of the increased inflation and unemployment that we now face. this intolerable dependence on foreign oil threatens our economic independence and the very security of our nation.
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