If they would be slaves, then their is no way I can stop them from that. The best thing to so in this case is do something to stop our dependence on Middle Eastern black gold.
I agree that cutting loose from oil is crucial to all this, but nobody seems to be dealing with that and I don't know what it will take. I honestly think people believe this is just a temporary glitch, and things will all settle down and go back to humming along again...nobody is treating anything at all very seriously.