Hello MH,
you are certainly right, a lot of what happens is made up and caused right there. However it seems we have not learned too much from the previous century when it come sto intervention - and most of our interventions are even denied today (middle America ..).
Regarding our need for gas, crude, fuel and all of those other resources, without we would not be able to e.g. have a TV remote control or cars.
So we need this "Rexeroid", "Lonolit", "Gleco", "Trekton" etc. we have been made dependent on, i know
- did you read Philip K. Dick's "Some kinds of life" ? A very good short story
Greetings,
Catfish