cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/9745434
This comes after Trump promised the oil executives he’d end all decarbonization efforts in exchange for a billion dollars, and made it possible for Trump to start outraising Biden for the first time
If you’re reading this, and you’re an American, it’s on you to actually be a counterweight to this. That means:
- Make sure you’re registered to vote — you’ll need to register for the first time if you turned 18, and will need to update yours if you moved, changed name, or simply had your registration purged by Republican officials
- Volunteer. Phone banking and such are help, but if you’re able to, travel to volunteer in-person and talk to people.
- Donate. Give what’s ok for you, not more. If you’re well-off enough to show up for an in-person fundraiser and tell officials why you’re donating, that’s amazing.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This is why “moderate” economical policy doesn’t make sense.
American fossil fuel companies are producing more and making more money under Biden than they did under tump, but those billion dollar corporations are never going to be happy.
They’ll donate to whichever team will help them more, there’s no way to appease them more than Republicans are going to, so why even play that game?
Why not give voters want they want instead of taking millions from fossil fuels companies so you can use that money to convince voters they should still vote against their own interests.
I just don’t understand why “moderates” don’t get this, they can’t be this fucking stupid, it’s gotta just be that they love the lifestyle that comes with running campaigns that cost over 2 billion (the estimated cost of Biden’s 2024 campaign www.nytimes.com/2024/…/biden-campaign-money.html)
silence7@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
Running a campaign is pretty miserable; always on the move, talking to skeptical audiences, dealing with really intrusive press, and very little time for ice cream.
A lot of this is because Americans punish politicians when gas prices go up, because we’re still dependent on fossil fuels, and have only started getting off of them.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Maybe 20-30 years ago…
Now it’s big money fundraisers with celebrities and ex presidents…
You might not enjoy that, but lots of people do. And they definitely enjoy the benefits and being the wheel that needs greased.
How is continuingly setting record breaking fossil fuels production levels “getting rid of them”?
Using more fossil fuels to ship it to the other side of the globe so it can be burned there?
Haven’t I explained this to you repeatedly for a long time now?
In fact, didn’t you ban me from you “climate change sub” for continuing proving you wrong about this?
Do you want the links again?
vox.com/…/biden-oil-production-climate-fossil-fue…