• DieguiTux8623@feddit.it
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    The only chart where Italy clearly outperforms neighbouring countries! 🍕 A side note for any European who wants to feel superior: the Italian minister of infrastructures has declared recently, speaking about a deadly bus accident which had strongly shocked public opinion, that the vehicle being electric can not be ruled out as a cause for the event, implying that endothermic engines are still preferable (source).

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      That’s what you get when you vote dumb fascist politicians. I bet it’s not the first time some erratic explanation was given from one of those right wing politicians.

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        Yes, agreeable (I would not have used those words though, the real danger is not in this minister nor in his party). But why do you think they were elected in the first place and why is their consensus soaring day after day? Are people just “dumb”? Misinformation? Distrust of more moderate parties who did nothing to prevent the current crisis? This is a place for discussion.

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          Well, since we see a surge of right-wing parties in all western countries, I would say they are doing something right. Populism seems to work on a large slice of the population. Offering apparently easy solutions, blaming scapegoats and fueling a culture war combined with media articles, that get written for the most clicks, are a winning recipe for the right.

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            Offering simple solutions to complex problems, especially if those “total solutions” can not be verified because their goal is unreachable has its point as an explanation. Scapegoating too, since it gives the illusion of freedom from responsibility (it’s cheaper to blame immigrants/LGBT rather than assume one’s own responsibilities e.g. for climate disaster). But to me there’s more: in Italy we passed from a radical left populism (M5S) to radical right populism (Lega/FdI) with the pandemic in between. Shouldn’t people realize that simple solutions do not work?

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      The bus being electric, means the firefighting procedure is the same as with electric cars: wait for it to burn up… along with anyone still trapped inside.

      Electric is the future, but don’t forget that:

      • Gasoline ignites at -40C, needs oxygen
      • Diesel ignites at +50C, needs oxygen
      • Biodiesel ignites at +130C, needs oxygen
      • LiPo batteries can ignite at -200C if punctured, will burn underwater