• 7bicycles [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    So how do these two imagine this'd go. The US is a country basically built entirely around petroleum and from what I gather prices have already been rising.

    • Shoegazer [he/him]
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      edit-2
      3 years ago

      Simple. We poison more indigenous land so Robert can drive his pickup truck to McDonald’s

    • Mother [any]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      Manchin and Murkowski are both from oil states

      Blocking Russian imports is great for domestic producers because it artificially constrains supply

      • CTHlurker [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Does WV have oil? I thought it was all coal mountains and bears down there. honestly expected the dakotas to be more aggressively pushing for sanctions, as well as Oklahoma and Texas, since those are the big oil states.

        • Mother [any]
          hexagon
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          3 years ago

          I’m sure the demons from those other chud states are pushing too but in this case our iron jawed angel is unique in that he’s a democrat, thus demonstrating oil sanctions are bipartisan 🥰

        • Mother [any]
          hexagon
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          3 years ago

          WV is a big frack state, one of the larger producers of natural gas and natural gas liquids, the heavier of which can compete with the lighter end of the oil barrel. Also, many of the companies that frack gas in WV also frack oil in other places