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Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality

https://youtu.be/hNDgcjVGHIw

@professortom I like the self-examination aspect of this video- acknowledging the disconnect between people who vote for liberal candidates and people who support liberal policies. It's a difference of "sounding good" vs. "doing good". That being said, buying a home is a way for average people to build some wealth and adding multi-family housing into those neighborhoods CAN potentially lower property values- especially rentals.

@pamby1 I agree that multi-family housing can devalue property. But if there’s a housing shortage and no one wants multi-housing built in their backyards, the end result is mass homelessness.

What I thought the video did a good job of pointing out is that those who claim they believe in helping those of lower socio-economic status are not willing to sacrifice even just a little (multi-family won’t drive costs to $0) in order to achieve their stated goal of a more equatable world.

@professortom @pamby1

What this video points out is the naïveté of the video makers. One (amongst many) reason many people vote Republican is because of the very things mentioned in this video. The Democrat party is filled with grifter politicians.

@sigma Repubs aren't innocent either, but I agree with your point. We need MAGA candidates, imo. The rest need to go.

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@pamby1 @sigma Imagine an army of Desantiss-es or Scott Walkers.

@professortom Yes please- at least Desantises. I don't know enough about Walker.🤷‍♀️

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@pamby1 @sigma Walker was the Republican governor who survived a Democrat-led recall and went on to get re-elected.

He ran for President in 2016, but dropped out early.

From what I saw, he was a principled guy as opposed to most who were on the stage during the primaries.

@professortom @pamby1

I agree with the principled nature of Walker. But since the appearance of Trump, it's apparent we need more 'in your face' politicians.

@sigma I definitely agree with that. I believe the majority of Americans have had a "live and let live" attitude that has not served us well in terms of keeping our country from the situation we're in now. President Trump had the right policy combination to appeal to the majority of Americans- as evidenced by his increase of 11,000,000 voters across ALL demographics- AND the right temperament to fight for it. We got a taste of our potential as a country while PT was in office.

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@pamby1 @sigma @professortom

So if he gets back in, will the US reverse the policy on Coal and fossil fuels, and start burning coal again despite pledges and the known effects on global warming of burning coal. ?

@zleap The only thing I will say about "global warming" is that it is a political agenda, just like covid has become, that is ANTI- science and where there is ONE accepted narrative and dissenting arguments about how much of a threat either is, is silenced. Until all arguments are considered about both, I'm ignoring both as a SERIOUS threat.

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@pamby1 @zleap @professortom

1) Coal is not going away (even under Dem admins) because it's fueling most power plants and Teslas. Natural gas is clean and usable alternative given the availability.
2) Pam is correct. "Global Warming/Climate Change is a political agenda that Dems are not willing to respect. Just look at Obama's house and Pelosi's new house.
3) We are in a cold historic global temperature period.

@sigma @pamby1 @professortom

This is the problem that important issues end up as political agendas

There is tech available that allows us to burn coal more cleanly.

We can plant more trees.

As for cars / vehicles that use fossil fuels, effects on climate aside, the effects of breathing in Oxides of Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulfur as well as other chemicals are well known. So surely we need to look alternatives for that reason.

I would much rather see more emphasis on other means of getting around clean.

Oddly we have car charging points, which get their own power from burning fossil fuels

We have the technology for all of this, just not the political will to act.

@zleap I'm all for doing things "better" and "cleaner". I actually personally believe in keep my footprint clean and small. I recycle, my husband who is an avid hunter and outdoorsman has never used any kind of weed killer or other chemicals in our yard because of the little creek and lake behind our house. I hate clutter so I'm not much of a consumer in general. I LIVE my principles.

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@pamby1 @sigma @professortom

This is how things should be, we don't generally need government to tell us how, as a community we can usually help each other do that.

@zleap On that we agree.👍@sigma @professortom

@pamby1 @sigma @professortom

:)

i Don't mind opposing views, as discussion leads to better solutions.

The uk wants people to install heat pumps, very expensive, not sure how they remove heat from the air out side, during the winter when it is sub zero or very cold temperatures.

We have the tech to install solar panels roof tops which can be used to heat water, that to me makes far more sense.

@zleap There's an issue, though, with disposing solar panels right? @sigma @professortom

@pamby1 @sigma @professortom

There is probably an issue of disposing of old heat pumps in years to come.

It should be possible to make things so they can be recycled or at least last a long time, then be recycled.

Again this is why we need to push STEM so people can come up with these ideas and solutions.