US Politics Thread, 2.0

[duckduck]

Well, it does help the USA pay less for their pick up/AFV gastank. And that's all that matters in the end.

Actually, we get a lot more of our import petroleum from Canada than Saudi, also, in the last decade, more or less, local US production has completely turned on its head after the last time the Arabs made our summer road trips too expensive (2008).

In 2019, petroleum net imports averaged about 0.6 MMb/d, the equivalent of 3% of total U.S. petroleum consumption. This was down from the record share of 60% in 2005 and the lowest percentage since 1957.

its just geopolitik now.

But the world price is set by global demand and supply, so the particular people you buy it off doesn't make much difference.

The Saudi's used to be the price powerbrokers because their oil wells could increase or decrease production most efficiently. And more importantly because their wealth meant that they could afford to choose to cut supply.

[RazoR]

And their oil is traded in freedombucks

[Lallante]

Canada - progressive as far as it goes until its a choice between $$$ and the environment, then fuck you pristine wilderness and hello open cast strip mining

[Jack Coutu]

Canada - progressive as far as it goes until its a choice between $$$ and the environment, then fuck you pristine wilderness and hello open cast strip mining

What moronic idea of Canada do you have that it's progressive all the way? They have fucked up issues just like most Western countries and have exploited resources and fucked over native populations and enabled corporate bullshit, to a lesser degree than some, but they aren't some magical land.

[Duckslayer]

Canada - progressive as far as it goes until its a choice between $$$ and the environment, then fuck you pristine wilderness and hello open cast strip mining

What moronic idea of Canada do you have that it's progressive all the way? They have fucked up issues just like most Western countries and have exploited resources and fucked over native populations and enabled corporate bullshit, to a lesser degree than some, but they aren't some magical land.

Its just the side by side comparison affect of it being next to you lot tbh. But Canada is a social democracy that seems to be decent enough. Fairer society than yours, universal free healthcare, that sort of thing. No gun toting school shooters cheered on by half the nation stuff. The basics.

Plus all that oil is being shipped directly to you lot. Its a slave to daddy Muricas greed, like we all are. Aint Hegemony a bitch

[Lallante]

Nothing that doesnt immediately abolish capitalism can be described as progressive

[RazoR]

Nothing that doesnt immediately abolish capitalism can be described as progressive

[Jack Coutu]

Canada - progressive as far as it goes until its a choice between $$$ and the environment, then fuck you pristine wilderness and hello open cast strip mining

What moronic idea of Canada do you have that it's progressive all the way? They have fucked up issues just like most Western countries and have exploited resources and fucked over native populations and enabled corporate bullshit, to a lesser degree than some, but they aren't some magical land.

Its just the side by side comparison affect of it being next to you lot tbh. But Canada is a social democracy that seems to be decent enough. Fairer society than yours, universal free healthcare, that sort of thing. No gun toting school shooters cheered on by half the nation stuff. The basics.

Plus all that oil is being shipped directly to you lot. Its a slave to daddy Muricas greed, like we all are. Aint Hegemony a bitch

America's hat does have better conditions than it's fat obese body.

[Nordstern]

Nothing that doesnt immediately abolish capitalism can be described as progressive

So, if married gay men protecting their marijuana plants with assault rifles simply want to live their best lives, that's not progressive?

[Shaikar]

Nothing that doesnt immediately abolish capitalism can be described as progressive

So, if married gay men protecting their marijuana plants with assault rifles simply want to live their best lives, that's not progressive?

Sounds like the worst sort of liberal cuckoldry, if the usual great minds of FHC are to be believed.

[Alistair]

I always find it interesting when people from a county of 242K sq. km give shit to people from a country of 9 million sq. km. about their "energy use" or energy policies, especially gasoline/transport or home heating.

After all, why can't we all just be like the UK? Walk, ride a train, or pay 5 pound a litre for petrol, what's the problem? Just because we're barely the size of a medium size state or part of one province, that doesn't matter, size and scale is irrelevant right.

[duckduck]

I always find it interesting when people from a county of 242K sq. km give shit to people from a country of 9 million sq. km. about their "energy use" or energy policies, especially gasoline/transport or home heating.

After all, why can't we all just be like the UK? Walk, ride a train, or pay 5 pound a litre for petrol, what's the problem? Just because we're barely the size of a medium size state or part of one province, that doesn't matter, size and scale is irrelevant right.

I think the US often gets bashed unfairly. (Envy is my guess.)

But this we're too big to [be energy efficient / have decent infrastructure / have universal healthcare] isn't a good argument. Europe is bigger than the US.

[NoirAvlaa]

Yes but all of these other solutions wouldn't work here because reasons

[Joshua Foiritain]

I always find it interesting when people from a county of 242K sq. km give shit to people from a country of 9 million sq. km. about their "energy use" or energy policies, especially gasoline/transport or home heating.

After all, why can't we all just be like the UK? Walk, ride a train, or pay 5 pound a litre for petrol, what's the problem? Just because we're barely the size of a medium size state or part of one province, that doesn't matter, size and scale is irrelevant right.

Europe is 10 million square kilometers so... maybe just stop being shit?

[erichkknaar]

idk, most Americans would riot if they were forced into the kind of shit living conditions most of the EU is.

I mean, it's fine if you are in Germany or Holland, and can exploit the Bulgarian laborer. Not so great if you are the Bulgarian laborer.

[Spartan Dax]

I always find it interesting when people from a county of 242K sq. km give shit to people from a country of 9 million sq. km. about their "energy use" or energy policies, especially gasoline/transport or home heating.

After all, why can't we all just be like the UK? Walk, ride a train, or pay 5 pound a litre for petrol, what's the problem? Just because we're barely the size of a medium size state or part of one province, that doesn't matter, size and scale is irrelevant right.

Europe is 10 million square kilometers so... maybe just stop being shit?

Per capita measurements can be truly meaningless at times. If no one lives there is it actually worth including in the density of people? It's not like a forest uses any electricity regardless of it's size. Looking at urbanization numbers instead and how dense the populated areas actually are would make more sense.

It's been especially annoying with people bringing up Covid and per capita numbers regarding nation size as if it's the land that gets sick...

[mewninn]

I always find it interesting when people from a county of 242K sq. km give shit to people from a country of 9 million sq. km. about their "energy use" or energy policies, especially gasoline/transport or home heating.

After all, why can't we all just be like the UK? Walk, ride a train, or pay 5 pound a litre for petrol, what's the problem? Just because we're barely the size of a medium size state or part of one province, that doesn't matter, size and scale is irrelevant right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_megalopolis

[evil edna]

idk, most Americans would riot if they were forced into the kind of shit living conditions most of the EU is.

I mean, it's fine if you are in Germany or Holland, and can exploit the Bulgarian laborer. Not so great if you are the Bulgarian laborer.

But the US already has plenty of people living in Bulgarian laborer conditions

[Lallante]

Nothing that doesnt immediately abolish capitalism can be described as progressive

So, if married gay men protecting their marijuana plants with assault rifles simply want to live their best lives, that's not progressive?

No thats the modern definition of fascism, aka liberalism

[Joe Appleby]

I mean, it's fine if you are in Germany or Holland, and can exploit the Bulgarian laborer. Not so great if you are the Bulgarian laborer.

You mean like the Hispanic workers in the US?

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