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Fact Check: TRUE (thelemmy.club)
submitted 5 months ago* by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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alright, which one of you beautiful geniuses did this?

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[–] 31 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

Regula

Must be from a gas station in Massachusetts.

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    • [–] 25 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I saw one yesterday too

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  • [–] [S] 20 points 5 months ago (3 children)

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    • [–] 14 points 5 months ago* (9 children)

    1.02 €/L

    I mean omega giga lulz. Are you trying to tell europeans out there that turd face did a good job?

    I think that's like half the price most europeans pay.

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  • [–] 22 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Most Europeans have options besides driving

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    Canada doesn't and the prices the US pays are still comparable to our pre war prices.

    1.65 cad/l

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    There's also the fact that it's heavily subsidized in the US, so comparing it to prices elsewhere does not change the fact that trump has basically doubled gas prices from what they were before he took office.

    He's also directly responsible for the surge in gas prices in Canada and Europe, so I don't know what's with this idea that "Oh, gas is cheaper in the US, I guess trump can't be that bad after all..."

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    The idea is that this being the sticking point for people is hilarious.

    There's so many other things people are okay with but this is where they draw the line.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    You gotta meet people where they're at. It's about the messaging.

    I doubt the person who put the sticker there was like "Alright, this is the last straw." But maybe a dozen people who fill their tanks there will see it and have a moment of self-awareness. Like "Hey, you know what? The sticker is right, this is trump's fault."

    Not saying most trump supporters are capable of self-awareness, but if it heaps shame on them and makes them embarrassed to speak up then that's a net plus. And there's always a few fence sitters for whom this is the line they draw.

    Whether we agree with them or not about their complacency pertaining to other things is beside the point.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    This price is artificially low as the US is depleting their reserves to offset true impact of the PERMANENT damage he’s caused to the global energy supply chain. Clock is ticking.

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    • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    Those are pre-war numbers here

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    [–] 11 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Should say I'm "fucking you and your kids"

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    • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    $5.89 where I live

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    [–] 9 points 5 months ago (10 children)

    Still fascinated the US has not managed to ban < 95 octane rated gasoline.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    High octane fuel prevents engine knock (premature ignition) in high compression engines. Most gasoline powered vehicles in the US do not have a high compression engine and do not benefit from higher octane.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Bought a Kia Optima 2016. Engine is built for 98 octane.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    That's because some of those Kia engines are high compression. If it has a turbocharger, that increases the compression further because the turbocharger forces air into the cylinders under pressure.

    You don't technically have to use high octane fuel in those. The ECM (the engines computer) will adjust the timing to prevent premature detonation. However, doing so will diminish performance and fuel economy to the point where you're not saving any money by buying cheaper fuel.

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    • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    He is a narcissist. He wants to be famous, he wants to be remembered. This is a perfect way to accomplish this.

    "It's never bad advertizing if they remember your name"

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    • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    I hate that Republicans previously put the counterpart Biden stickers on pumps when Biden played no major part in gas prices at that time, yet now with Trump having started war in the middle East actually causing an abnormal rise in gas prices it just looks like the left is doing exactly the same thing back.

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