“It’s almost a cruel joke on the electorate that the longest presidential election potentially ever might also be the one that they’re least excited about,” said one Democratic pollster, speaking anonymously to candidly discuss the race.
“It’s almost a cruel joke on the electorate that the longest presidential election potentially ever might also be the one that they’re least excited about,” said one Democratic pollster, speaking anonymously to candidly discuss the race.
What I don’t see talked about much is the record breaking oil extraction done under the Biden administration.
Is record breaking oil extraction actually news? Isn’t that a record we’ve been consistently breaking since fraking was discovered? I feel like it’s more “Oh shit, the money machine might be turned off soon, best run that shit as fast as we can until then” from oil execs rather than “I, as Supreme Commander of the United States, demand more oil be extracted”
I’d say it’s news, as it’s directly tied to the ongoing climate apocalypse.
Yeah, but the point is that Biden is neither the cause nor culprit behind the record breaking, so why put it on him?
Because he’s the current president and he can do something about it.
I mean if you think the fossil fuel companies don’t have close ties to whatever administration is in power, I’ve got some bad news.
Still missing the point. You’re trying to pin it on Biden as if the record-breaking thing is a direct consequence of Biden being Biden - and “Biden bad.”
No. If Trump, Zombie Kennedy, Jesus Christ or even freaking Al Gore were in power right now, the “record breaking” thing would have still happened.
So you’re saying your vote doesn’t matter on this issue?
Unless you find someone that can kick oil barons to the curb and change the mentality of the entire society, then no.
No. I’m not saying that. Because some presidents are worse than others on this issue. For example, Trump.
Lol.
This is the point that is lost on the “just vote” crowd. If the only candidates you can viably vote for are in the pockets of rich donors then you’ve already lost.
Whataboutism at its finest
then by your own admission this is lost regardless of who’s in power and we need to look at where the candidates stand on other issues, such as Trump and the GOP being completely against renewable energy in any form and looking to defund the EPA
I think y’all need to protest and riot but I’m pretty far left.
oh I also think we need to riot but I remember what happened the last time I tried to have a riot all by myself and all of a sudden I’m “clearly intoxicated” and “under arrest” and “going for [the officer’s] gun”
Still better than a dictatorship, no?
Doesn’t really matter anymore, climate’s fucked.