The current tone surrounding the peak oil debate is reminiscent of that surrounding the global war on terror, with the phrase “you’re either with us or against us” recycled to polarize observers and analysts. But as in any other debate, once extreme positions dominate, the real problems are trivialized and marginalized.
现在，围绕石油峰值论所产生的论调不禁令人回想起在反恐战争论辩中弥漫的论调：“你要么站在我们这边，要么站在敌人那边”。如今这句话重新将众多观察员和分析家切割为两派。不过就像其他任何论辩一样，一旦极端派占据上风，真正的问题就被众人所忽视，最终被边缘化。