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Originally Posted by Regorium
I think the message is pretty clear. Basically they believe that oil companies drive government decisions like the war in Iraq - whether or not that is justified is another story. I don't know what a Calgary specific example would be, but I'm sure people in the oil industry would know of instances where they "worked closely" with local communities and governments to get what they want with no concessions. Thus, by separating oil and state, they hope that government will drop the hammer on any suspicious/bad/unethical behavior without worrying about the massive royalties that they would lose, or energy security that they would gain.
Again, I am not supporting their stance, nor do I feel like their stance has any merit. It is one born out of ignorance to what actually happens. I am also amused that it IS so ambiguous, but I can clearly see what their intention was.
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Wow... you're kind of like the guy who stands up in English class when the teacher says.... What did the author mean when the character in the book did this or said that?... and you give this intricate and deep explanation as to what the author meant when he wrote a particular passage in a book.
You know, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. It doesn't really mean anything in particular.
To me, and a lot of others, the message wasn't clear at all.... and you would think that if they went to all the trouble of hanging a banner from the Calgary Tower, that the point of their protest would be clear to everyone. (which clearly it isn't)