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[-] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The United States is pumping oil at a blistering pace and is on track to produce more oil than any country has in history.

But y'know, we're Totally going to keep it under 2C before we charbroil the fuckin planet. Every day, I pray to go terminal so I have access to the 'well I'm dying anyway; fuck can you do to me' play.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 years ago

Clearly needs to be invaded by USA.

[-] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

the United States of Asia (and Africa and AmericaSud)

[-] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 years ago

I really enjoy that the core idea at the start of the article is "Republicans are just lying. This is surprising!" The result of media (not necessarily this piece but it all feeds off each other) all just functioning as an unquestioning mouthpiece for the state and its actors. "Well, this guy said it, and we MUST continue pretending they have legitimacy and aren't literally always lying."

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Stuff like this makes me think. The ruling class has access to canonicity that regular people just don't, so even if we know they're lying and they know they're lying to us, we are still obliged to treat their narratives as fact. Republicans said that Biden is cutting off our oil so that's canon now, end of story.

Is there a red sails essay on this? There's got to be someone who wrote about this topic in better words than I could express.

[-] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Redditors of course defend this with "muh Putin and muh China" saying that the US provides stability through the world. I don't know how a single site is able to collect the most insufferable libs around the world and put them in a single website.

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