Sakoku time as a solution for peakoil.

Pretorian

Japan consumes more oil than Mexico, Nigeria and Algeria can squeeze out of themselves combined. Think how the world will do with 5.5 extra million barrels of oil per day.
Pros:
--Japan was forced out of Sakoku, so returning it to original state is only fair;
-- naval blocade is easy to set up;
-- oceans do need a break from Japanese overfishing and whaling;
-- 5.5 mln barrels of oil per day, 77 bln m3 of NG per year , more than a 100 mln tonnes of coal , countless amounts of all other resources stay where they are , plummetting the price to the ground for years;
-- Russia, Iran and Venezuela pawning their teeth for a handfull of US corn;
--many countries get a hint and reduce their oil consumption;
--world forgets about peakoil for another 15-20 years;
-- many more;

Cons:

--lots of liberal whining;
--lack of quality electronic gismos for a few years;
-- some creditors will miss a paycheck;
--else?

as for me, its well worth $1 gasoline for a few years.

KingM

Nano

What's Sakoku?

And why are you proposing we eliminate Japan? Why not some other country?

But I like your warlike thinking. It reminds me of what happens to me whenever I'm pondering peak oil related stuff after drinking some alcohol. I guess war would solve a lot of problems, providing we keep it conventional and short. Perhaps our World Leaders are already negotiating a suitable theater where they can offload their surplus populations, in addition suspending pesky civil liberties, and tightening the governments grip in general.

I wonder which country will be left without a chair when the music stops this time. I doubt it will be Japan, however. I'm thinking more the Middle East region. That would jive well with the way things have been progressing these last few decades, so it would require minimal effort to push through. And they are one of the few regions without nuclear weapons, so they had it coming didn't they!

s0ul5 · Tar Sands Joined: May 07, 2008 Posts: 36 Location: Finland

cons:
- no sumo wrestling on cable

That's it. Energy crisis solved.
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nobodypanic · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 620

yeah sure, it's a great plan if you're a member of the PRC's politburo.

however, as an american citizen w/half a brain, i am not so fond of such a silly move; ethical concerns aside, it's downright stupid.

shortonoil · Fission Joined: Dec 02, 2004 Posts: 2752 Location: VA USA

Japan is one of the technological centers of the world. Since the ability of develop and implement technology has been our species primary survival mechanism for the last 2 million years, your idea appears to be a little self defeating.

I’ve got to agree with nobodypanic, it’s stupid!

GASMON

shortonoil · Fission Joined: Dec 02, 2004 Posts: 2752 Location: VA USA

GASMON said:

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Pretorian

Pretorian

TheDude

Hope to hear from "I use no oil" JD on this one!

Why not just price oil high enough so it's inaccessible to poor customers? Rather ridiculous idea you have. Might work in Civ III. Sakoku was far from a total ban on trade, too.
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cube · Fusion Joined: Mar 12, 2005 Posts: 3824

Pretorian

venky · Intermediate Crude Joined: Mar 13, 2005 Posts: 853

sounds a bit mean to be honest. I mean all those people dying.
And it doesn't really solve anything, because of Jevon's paradox and all that sort of thing you know. Might just buy a couple of years............
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