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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.🤷‍♀️

@sigma

@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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@sigma @pamby1 @zleap I don’t have a carbon footprint. I drive everywhere.

@professortom @sigma @pamby1

In some parts of the world, you have little choice due to poor public transport and or distances to get to places.

@zleap @sigma @pamby1 Meaning, it takes **capital** to build infrastructure to reduce emissions?

@professortom @sigma @pamby1

Well if we build good infrastructure more people will use public transport, and it will be cheap, reliable and not get caught up in traffic like it does where I am sometimes.

Result less traffic on the road, = less emissions but more importantly I get to my destination in good time.