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[–] 71 points 2 years ago

"...bUt wE hAvE tO mEeT LiTeRaL NaZiS hAlFwAy!"

-"moderates" probably

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

    I will say this about Biden: the dude's downright sneaky. It seems to be his administration's main strategy to publicly walk back a major agenda point, let right-wingers celebrate, and then after the media hype (and potential for right-wing backlash) dies out, quietly split it up into smaller programs that get pushed further than the original agenda ever could.

    So yeah, it seems on-brand that the Biden administration would push for LNG exports after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and then go back later and curtail them instead.

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

    A great start! We're going to need to see way more of this to reverse the massive increase of natural gas production since Feb 2021 (2.6 trillion cubic ft / month then vs 3.5 trillion now, a 34% increase in less than 3 years and an all-time high for the US)

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    [–] 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    No wonder they all fucking hate him.

    But I guess "both sides" are the same and represent the "status quo", right?

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    Hopefully the trend continues after re-election and this isn’t just a stunt to secure votes.

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

    at least until after the election

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    Yes, yes, we know... All politicians are corrupt and bad, both sides are the same, don't vote, everything sucks, nothing matters, etc.

    Or you could have just the tiniest bit of hope and diligence to improve the world...

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The idea that all politicians are corrupt and conniving bastards is mainly a right-wing fiction. They assume everybody acts exactly like they themselves do

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    After the election it'll still be record level drilling, just like there is now.

    The record will just be higher

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    You say that like most Americans wouldn't support doing literally anything that would lower gas prices. The problem is trying to make everyone happy.

    I mean, most people I know bring up gas prices before they bring up climate change, if at all. I try to remind these people that while the president/Congress can take actions to increase drilling there are many of us in the US that would prefer they didn't.

    I usually then make it clear how obviously easy it is for me to say that as someone that works from home and isn't as impacted by gas prices; context is always important.

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