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<blockquote data-quote="stevew" data-source="post: 174110" data-attributes="member: 130"><p>Not to chime into someone else conversation, but myself and many others agree that it’s too simplistic to call JR a villain.&nbsp; For instance, JR goes against a clearly illegal cartel and sells cut rate gas to the public - the show shows him as the bad guy, and yes a lot to it.&nbsp; But the Cartel certainly weren’t good guys.&nbsp; What was wrong with mortgaging Southfork?&nbsp;&nbsp; I could make an argument that Miss Ellie was truly evil was refusing to drill for oil on Southfork.&nbsp; Our economy needs oil to function.&nbsp; The amount of oil under Southfork was considerable.&nbsp; There are many technologies even in her day to get at the oil and not destroy the land.&nbsp; Yet by not getting it companies like Ewing Oil have to engage in far risky off shore ventures.&nbsp; Furthermore, even if pumping that oil up was seen as greedy she could have set up a foundation and literally given billions to help people in need.&nbsp; There’s sort of an evil in her demand to horde the oil because of one man long since dead.&nbsp; It’s not so easy as to say JR is a villain despite what Bobby and Pam night tell you.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="stevew, post: 174110, member: 130"] Not to chime into someone else conversation, but myself and many others agree that it’s too simplistic to call JR a villain. For instance, JR goes against a clearly illegal cartel and sells cut rate gas to the public - the show shows him as the bad guy, and yes a lot to it. But the Cartel certainly weren’t good guys. What was wrong with mortgaging Southfork? I could make an argument that Miss Ellie was truly evil was refusing to drill for oil on Southfork. Our economy needs oil to function. The amount of oil under Southfork was considerable. There are many technologies even in her day to get at the oil and not destroy the land. Yet by not getting it companies like Ewing Oil have to engage in far risky off shore ventures. Furthermore, even if pumping that oil up was seen as greedy she could have set up a foundation and literally given billions to help people in need. There’s sort of an evil in her demand to horde the oil because of one man long since dead. It’s not so easy as to say JR is a villain despite what Bobby and Pam night tell you. [/QUOTE]

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