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U.S. oil production has hit a record under Biden, but he seldom mentions it. (www.washingtonpost.com)
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[–] 19 points 2 years ago (56 children)

Unfortunately we proved just before the midterms that there's a very linear inverse correlation between gas prices and perceived job performance. Refilling the strategic petroleum reserve is electorally smart. Until activists can detach these electoral relaities nothing will change for anyone.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (49 children)

    That's still a bad reason to increase the speed at which we're killing ourselves.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (33 children)

    It's a great reason until there's an alternative. As long as voters look to gas prices for their votes, taking action that raises them is politically toxic.

    Meanwhile leftists are literally criticizing the Biden administration for high gas prices' impact on the working class.

    You want to change it? Let's change it. Starting with activists.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Meanwhile leftists are literally criticizing the Biden administration for high gas prices’ impact on the working class.

    Which leftists are these? I’ve yet to run into them.

    You want to change it? Let’s change it. Starting with activists.

    I still haven’t been able to decipher what kinds of activists you’re alluding to.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    not when the opposition would increase the speed even more.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Cmon guys you're both pretty, lets accept that were doomed and vote Big Asteroid 2024

    Really though vote now for the chance to vote again, not that it fucking matters because we're 40 years late to taking any corrective action, but I'd like to vote again

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    So business as usual. We were doomed 20 years ago, when we could have had a fighting chance.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    not exactly business as usual. Biden is doing more than most presidents have. Not enough, but also not nothing. But the fact is not enough will ever be done until public opinion drastically changes.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Biden signed off on a record number of new oil projects, it's not business as usual, it's business is accelerating as usual. Environment be dammed

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    Until activists can detach these electoral relaities

    Which form of jargon is this and what does it mean in English? Is this polisci-speak of some sort? Who is an “activist” in this context, and what would they be detaching from what, and how?

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