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The meme captures the absolute frustration in Europe and the rest of the world for our spiralling costs. Costs arising directly from the elected President illegally attacking Iran, without discussing with anyone but Israel.
We're not arguing who has the greater car / truck dependency. But for those still wanting to pursue the point, don't forget that Europeans pay considerably more taxes for our public services and so more tax now too.
This is true, but the risks of the oil economy have been known for a very long time. Everybody knows that the oil/auto fuel supply chain is in areas with fragile geopolitical relations and it's not like this hasn't happened before.
What we should be doing is channeling our frustration toward transitioning from ICE automobiles to EVs[1], but look at how slowly European carmakers are adapting. The rate of change in Germany has been embarrassingly slow and China is galaxies ahead of anyone else. We need to invest and compete, rather than throwing up our hands and blaming others for fucking up things we shouldn't be depending on anymore.
[1]: and improving public transit too of course
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Europeans don't have to drive to survive the way most Americans do.
Ah yes goods and supplies don’t have to come by truck. They can just public transport themselves to the supermarket.
don't forget the postal delivery pony
Oh no, if it isn't the consequences of everyone's collective actions
Yeah, fuck that guy for not being born in a different place or having the socioeconomic standing to pack up their entire life and move to a better place. He deserves to be miserable for other people's collective actions!
Lack of empathy for people who inherited their forebearers mistakes is not a desirable character trait.
Try living in the alps, for just one instance.
A crass misunderstanding, but sure, if its what you think.
There are more European countries than the Netherlands.
The distances the average american has drive is greater than that of the average european
Sure. Doesn't mean that there aren't millions upon millions of Europeans who spend more than 1-2 hours per day in their cars.
Of course, excuse me while I take the monorail into town to do the weekly shop.
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How do you do, fellow non-Americans!? Colour me gobsmacked at the euros I'm paying when I procure my petrol (by the liter! this is non-negotiable) to fill my tiny aluminium moped.
Have at it bro, you guys elected a diaper-wearing moron for the SECOND TIME because of the price of eggs 😅
Shaming someone for wearing diapers, which is in and of itself completely harmless, and not for the fact that their government is sending minorities into concentration camps and burning the planet down hurts people who wear diapers that survive like you and me much more than it hurts the addressee.
You have to say quart instead of liter or they don't get it. It's close enough.
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I have to drive 32 miles (~51 km) one way to my job and there is no public transit anywhere around here.
Should try to convince people that it's less expensive to drive in Yarp because they buy liters of petrol instead of gallons of gas.
I've suggested this for ages to sell people on metric. Gas sounds cheaper per liter (smaller number), you weigh less in kg, etc. I don't know why gas stations aren't all over this with their shady marketing and 9/10 of a cent pricing.
Indeed, fuel in Japan is higher than in Europe. In the USA, fuel should take a backseat and the cost of healthcare should be the main topic for change.
Americans drive more so pay more, even when prices are higher in Europe
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No idea about this. I drive a Honda Civic in the US, and hardly notice gas prices. I'm much more concerned about food prices, rent prices, and unemployment rate.
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Actual weekly gas spending as a household budget item is probably higher in the US on average.
Me with my tiny range electric car finally being smug about something.
It's bad for us both and arguing about who has it worse is childish and stupid
To paraphrase Bill Nye, eye protection on; if you raise the cost of fossil fuels, fewer people will use them; eye protection off.
I don't generally complain to Europeans about anything at all.
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