The General Political Thread

[ShintoSkookum]

One of the biggest raisins fossil fuels consistently outpace renewables is due to the sheer amount of funding they receive compared to renewables (almost double in R&D from the US gov). The US provides about 20 billion dollars annually to fossil fuel companies for extraction, exploration, development, etc. Renewables receive only a FRACTION of the amount of money the fossil fuel industry gets. In addition, the tax breaks given are only temporary. If we remove the temporary tax breaks, the fossil fuel companies receive 7 times as many incentives as renewables do. Of course, this is likely to change as more libtards get elected, and has changed greatly over the last decade or so. I just hope it isn't too little too late.

As for nuclear energy, I agree it is currently probably our best bet. However, we do need to be really really careful with it. We do not have a way to properly dispose of nuclear waste, contrary to what many nuclear energy enthusiasts say. Throwing it on a mountain and calling it a day or putting the barrels in the ocean isn't exactly the best idea. Then again, fracking for the Marcellus and Utica shales also produce a shitton of radioactive material that the companies deny (I wonder why literally every single landfill in Ohio is far more radioactive than other states and why WV and PA ship their shale waste there ).

also climate change is real xd

fuck i feel like a libtard

[Kore]

Blame dems

[Theodin]

One of the biggest raisins fossil fuels consistently outpace renewables is due to the sheer amount of funding they receive compared to renewables (almost double in R&D from the US gov). The US provides about 20 billion dollars annually to fossil fuel companies for extraction, exploration, development, etc. Renewables receive only a FRACTION of the amount of money the fossil fuel industry gets. In addition, the tax breaks given are only temporary. If we remove the temporary tax breaks, the fossil fuel companies receive 7 times as many incentives as renewables do. Of course, this is likely to change as more libtards get elected, and has changed greatly over the last decade or so. I just hope it isn't too little too late.

As for nuclear energy, I agree it is currently probably our best bet. However, we do need to be really really careful with it. We do not have a way to properly dispose of nuclear waste, contrary to what many nuclear energy enthusiasts say. Throwing it on a mountain and calling it a day or putting the barrels in the ocean isn't exactly the best idea. Then again, fracking for the Marcellus and Utica shales also produce a shitton of radioactive material that the companies deny (I wonder why literally every single landfill in Ohio is far more radioactive than other states and why WV and PA ship their shale waste there ).

also climate change is real xd

fuck i feel like a libtard

it's not too late, anyone who tells you that is misinformed
that is the downside of nuclear. however if you want consistent baseload power you're going to get it either from nuclear or renewables. good luck getting that from other sources

[Phil The Thril]

gotta love some good old fashion coal

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[Rutger Müller]

You're all being fooled by the same god you morons, The Pyramids, Stonehenge, all the other mysteries of the world. built by those who were instructed by a superior being who takes many shapes and forms depending on the civilization he is currently influencing. This man in his truest form is an extra terrestrial from a species which are the creators of our own. His truest form came as Merlin but is also known as Zeus and Odin. Stonehenge was built for his portal from his world to ours. A time traveling space wizard in layman's terms. After the decay of Stonehenge there was no way for him to interface with our world directly anymore, and his species has since forgot about us. We are now a godless planet with no direction from the great creator to keep the balance of power. This is why these conspiracy theorists talk about the "Lizard People". They are the rising faction and will soon control us all through the power of LGBTQ approved COVID vaccines. Brace yourselves gentleman

[Dan the Seagull Chef]

One of the biggest raisins fossil fuels consistently outpace renewables is due to the sheer amount of funding they receive compared to renewables (almost double in R&D from the US gov). The US provides about 20 billion dollars annually to fossil fuel companies for extraction, exploration, development, etc. Renewables receive only a FRACTION of the amount of money the fossil fuel industry gets. In addition, the tax breaks given are only temporary. If we remove the temporary tax breaks, the fossil fuel companies receive 7 times as many incentives as renewables do. Of course, this is likely to change as more libtards get elected, and has changed greatly over the last decade or so. I just hope it isn't too little too late.

As for nuclear energy, I agree it is currently probably our best bet. However, we do need to be really really careful with it. We do not have a way to properly dispose of nuclear waste, contrary to what many nuclear energy enthusiasts say. Throwing it on a mountain and calling it a day or putting the barrels in the ocean isn't exactly the best idea. Then again, fracking for the Marcellus and Utica shales also produce a shitton of radioactive material that the companies deny (I wonder why literally every single landfill in Ohio is far more radioactive than other states and why WV and PA ship their shale waste there ).

also climate change is real xd

fuck i feel like a libtard

it's not too late, anyone who tells you that is misinformed
that is the downside of nuclear. however if you want consistent baseload power you're going to get it either from nuclear or renewables. good luck getting that from other sources

Ideal would be Nuclear and hydro with natural gas for peak/load following until battery tech catches up but we don't have a lot more rivers we can dam and there have been a number of developments in nuclear technology(more efficient reactors/using more reprocessed fuel and fusion may actually be a thing in 10 years maybe) but of course storage of spent fuel and radioactive materials has been torpedoed by two administrations so dry cask and spent fuel pools are as good as we're going to get until we become sensible and actually fund a solution. Literally instead of half assing one solution full ass one please thank you! Actually fuck coal though no cap

[ShintoSkookum]

One of the biggest raisins fossil fuels consistently outpace renewables is due to the sheer amount of funding they receive compared to renewables (almost double in R&D from the US gov). The US provides about 20 billion dollars annually to fossil fuel companies for extraction, exploration, development, etc. Renewables receive only a FRACTION of the amount of money the fossil fuel industry gets. In addition, the tax breaks given are only temporary. If we remove the temporary tax breaks, the fossil fuel companies receive 7 times as many incentives as renewables do. Of course, this is likely to change as more libtards get elected, and has changed greatly over the last decade or so. I just hope it isn't too little too late.

As for nuclear energy, I agree it is currently probably our best bet. However, we do need to be really really careful with it. We do not have a way to properly dispose of nuclear waste, contrary to what many nuclear energy enthusiasts say. Throwing it on a mountain and calling it a day or putting the barrels in the ocean isn't exactly the best idea. Then again, fracking for the Marcellus and Utica shales also produce a shitton of radioactive material that the companies deny (I wonder why literally every single landfill in Ohio is far more radioactive than other states and why WV and PA ship their shale waste there ).

also climate change is real xd

fuck i feel like a libtard

it's not too late, anyone who tells you that is misinformed
that is the downside of nuclear. however if you want consistent baseload power you're going to get it either from nuclear or renewables. good luck getting that from other sources

Ideal would be Nuclear and hydro with natural gas for peak/load following until battery tech catches up but we don't have a lot more rivers we can dam and there have been a number of developments in nuclear technology(more efficient reactors/using more reprocessed fuel and fusion may actually be a thing in 10 years maybe) but of course storage of spent fuel and radioactive materials has been torpedoed by two administrations so dry cask and spent fuel pools are as good as we're going to get until we become sensible and actually fund a solution. Literally instead of half assing one solution full ass one please thank you! Actually fuck coal though no cap

thorium reactors would be most efficient instead of uranium. its literally overall better but getting to thorium is more difficult than uranium and the mining will still result in pollution, altho not nearly as much as fossil fuels. it produces way less nuclear waste(e) but still produces it and its so annoying we dont have a way to properly dispose of it yet. hopefully renewables can catch up soon even though wind power is kinda gay due to the amount of land needed

why is energy so difficult

[Theodin]

Energy is mad difficult
and almost every Western country has a messy power grid
Electricity lifted the world out of poverty which is great but the scale of grid systems these days is just immense

[Dan the Seagull Chef]

One of the biggest raisins fossil fuels consistently outpace renewables is due to the sheer amount of funding they receive compared to renewables (almost double in R&D from the US gov). The US provides about 20 billion dollars annually to fossil fuel companies for extraction, exploration, development, etc. Renewables receive only a FRACTION of the amount of money the fossil fuel industry gets. In addition, the tax breaks given are only temporary. If we remove the temporary tax breaks, the fossil fuel companies receive 7 times as many incentives as renewables do. Of course, this is likely to change as more libtards get elected, and has changed greatly over the last decade or so. I just hope it isn't too little too late.

As for nuclear energy, I agree it is currently probably our best bet. However, we do need to be really really careful with it. We do not have a way to properly dispose of nuclear waste, contrary to what many nuclear energy enthusiasts say. Throwing it on a mountain and calling it a day or putting the barrels in the ocean isn't exactly the best idea. Then again, fracking for the Marcellus and Utica shales also produce a shitton of radioactive material that the companies deny (I wonder why literally every single landfill in Ohio is far more radioactive than other states and why WV and PA ship their shale waste there ).

also climate change is real xd

fuck i feel like a libtard

it's not too late, anyone who tells you that is misinformed
that is the downside of nuclear. however if you want consistent baseload power you're going to get it either from nuclear or renewables. good luck getting that from other sources

Ideal would be Nuclear and hydro with natural gas for peak/load following until battery tech catches up but we don't have a lot more rivers we can dam and there have been a number of developments in nuclear technology(more efficient reactors/using more reprocessed fuel and fusion may actually be a thing in 10 years maybe) but of course storage of spent fuel and radioactive materials has been torpedoed by two administrations so dry cask and spent fuel pools are as good as we're going to get until we become sensible and actually fund a solution. Literally instead of half assing one solution full ass one please thank you! Actually fuck coal though no cap

thorium reactors would be most efficient instead of uranium. its literally overall better but getting to thorium is more difficult than uranium and the mining will still result in pollution, altho not nearly as much as fossil fuels. it produces way less nuclear waste(e) but still produces it and its so annoying we dont have a way to properly dispose of it yet. hopefully renewables can catch up soon even though wind power is kinda gay due to the amount of land needed

why is energy so difficult

Companies --$$$--> Politicians

also NASA please stop getting fucked by boeing

[Aurum]

I'm just glad that I don't live in California right now. 

What is happening?

Our governor is a moron that contradicts himself at every turn.

Virus cases keep fluctuating since the state has no actual plan.

Wildfires are getting worse and no one is doing anything to address it.

Smelt, a species of fish that is commonly used to indicate overall environmental health in the Delta (and California as a whole), continue to spiral towards functional extinction.

Homeless people. Everywhere.

yeah pretty much

OOF

Wait I remember I watched a Youtube Vid from a German living in California talking about how shit the state has become.

Is there a particular Reason why your politicians dont do shit against those issues?

Homelessness? I don’t know the answer to that one. We’ve thrown billions at the issue and most of it goes unspent or towards pork barrel projects that do nothing but provide positive PR for its respective figurehead. I suppose a good first step would be to stop treating them like parasites and props for gubernatorial ads.

I've been thinking about this issue quite often considering the fact that I live in an area with a high amount of homelessness. I think that one of the main problems we have when trying to tackle this issue is how the general public views homeless people. Rather than trying to elevate the financial status of our fellow Americans, we, as a nation, would rather look at these people with contempt. I think I noticed this the most when driving through a "poorish" neighborhood and my wife expressed some negative feelings. I know other people are like this as well. Based on what I've seen personally, I believe that there is a serious class issue within the U.S. I understand that a lot of homeless people are not good people, or are homeless because of reasons within their control. However, I do believe that the majority of these people can be useful for something, and should at least, have the opportunity to fix or change their life.

Anyways, I'm not a socialist necessarily, but I believe this issue stems from the fact that our country is obsessed with profits and consumerism, rather than comradery and community. This is a late stage capitalism issue and imo, is solved by a cultural change, rather than some sort of change by legislature initially. However, when the time comes, I would personally implement some sort of large-scale "homeless employment" that would consist of small or large scale public projects. Of course, this has been done pretty often. So  I would try to implement measures to make this semi-permanent. Providing employees a place to eat and sleep, in range within their work site. I've toyed around with the idea of tiny house villages (lol) or perhaps reclaiming abandoned buildings and repurposing them into housing for homeless employees. However, this could only be achieved if freed up some of our budget from other agencies. The first one that comes to mind is the military, but I would be weary of removing too much from the defense budget. As a good 60% of it is actually useful and not beaurucratic junk.

I'm drunk while writing this so I'm not too sure if my post made sense but i'll post the main point down here.

I believe that Americans have a serious cultural problem that can only be solved by becoming more collectivist. More beneficial and semi-permanent social programs need to be implemented to to give the economically disadvantaged a serious chance to reclaim their role in society. However, measures also need to be implemented to make sure that this system isn't abused/used by people that do not deserve it.

ok thanks

[Rutger Müller]

I'm just glad that I don't live in California right now. 

What is happening?

Our governor is a moron that contradicts himself at every turn.

Virus cases keep fluctuating since the state has no actual plan.

Wildfires are getting worse and no one is doing anything to address it.

Smelt, a species of fish that is commonly used to indicate overall environmental health in the Delta (and California as a whole), continue to spiral towards functional extinction.

Homeless people. Everywhere.

yeah pretty much

OOF

Wait I remember I watched a Youtube Vid from a German living in California talking about how shit the state has become.

Is there a particular Reason why your politicians dont do shit against those issues?

Homelessness? I don’t know the answer to that one. We’ve thrown billions at the issue and most of it goes unspent or towards pork barrel projects that do nothing but provide positive PR for its respective figurehead. I suppose a good first step would be to stop treating them like parasites and props for gubernatorial ads.

I've been thinking about this issue quite often considering the fact that I live in an area with a high amount of homelessness. I think that one of the main problems we have when trying to tackle this issue is how the general public views homeless people. Rather than trying to elevate the financial status of our fellow Americans, we, as a nation, would rather look at these people with contempt. I think I noticed this the most when driving through a "poorish" neighborhood and my wife expressed some negative feelings. I know other people are like this as well. Based on what I've seen personally, I believe that there is a serious class issue within the U.S. I understand that a lot of homeless people are not good people, or are homeless because of reasons within their control. However, I do believe that the majority of these people can be useful for something, and should at least, have the opportunity to fix or change their life.

Anyways, I'm not a socialist necessarily, but I believe this issue stems from the fact that our country is obsessed with profits and consumerism, rather than comradery and community. This is a late stage capitalism issue and imo, is solved by a cultural change, rather than some sort of change by legislature initially. However, when the time comes, I would personally implement some sort of large-scale "homeless employment" that would consist of small or large scale public projects. Of course, this has been done pretty often. So  I would try to implement measures to make this semi-permanent. Providing employees a place to eat and sleep, in range within their work site. I've toyed around with the idea of tiny house villages (lol) or perhaps reclaiming abandoned buildings and repurposing them into housing for homeless employees. However, this could only be achieved if freed up some of our budget from other agencies. The first one that comes to mind is the military, but I would be weary of removing too much from the defense budget. As a good 60% of it is actually useful and not beaurucratic junk.

I'm drunk while writing this so I'm not too sure if my post made sense but i'll post the main point down here.

I believe that Americans have a serious cultural problem that can only be solved by becoming more collectivist. More beneficial and semi-permanent social programs need to be implemented to to give the economically disadvantaged a serious chance to reclaim their role in society. However, measures also need to be implemented to make sure that this system isn't abused/used by people that do not deserve it.

ok thanks

Hello my fellow National Socialist I can spot you from a mile away with those Hitler ideas

[BabyJesus]

Pollution is caused by cows

[Dan the Seagull Chef]

Pollution is caused by cows

I mean red meat farming is a large chunk of the overall so you’re right

[BabyJesus]

Pollution is caused by cows

I mean red meat farming is a large chunk of the overall so you’re right

No. All pollution is caused by cows

[Aurum]

I'm just glad that I don't live in California right now. 

What is happening?

Our governor is a moron that contradicts himself at every turn.

Virus cases keep fluctuating since the state has no actual plan.

Wildfires are getting worse and no one is doing anything to address it.

Smelt, a species of fish that is commonly used to indicate overall environmental health in the Delta (and California as a whole), continue to spiral towards functional extinction.

Homeless people. Everywhere.

yeah pretty much

OOF

Wait I remember I watched a Youtube Vid from a German living in California talking about how shit the state has become.

Is there a particular Reason why your politicians dont do shit against those issues?

Homelessness? I don’t know the answer to that one. We’ve thrown billions at the issue and most of it goes unspent or towards pork barrel projects that do nothing but provide positive PR for its respective figurehead. I suppose a good first step would be to stop treating them like parasites and props for gubernatorial ads.

I've been thinking about this issue quite often considering the fact that I live in an area with a high amount of homelessness. I think that one of the main problems we have when trying to tackle this issue is how the general public views homeless people. Rather than trying to elevate the financial status of our fellow Americans, we, as a nation, would rather look at these people with contempt. I think I noticed this the most when driving through a "poorish" neighborhood and my wife expressed some negative feelings. I know other people are like this as well. Based on what I've seen personally, I believe that there is a serious class issue within the U.S. I understand that a lot of homeless people are not good people, or are homeless because of reasons within their control. However, I do believe that the majority of these people can be useful for something, and should at least, have the opportunity to fix or change their life.

Anyways, I'm not a socialist necessarily, but I believe this issue stems from the fact that our country is obsessed with profits and consumerism, rather than comradery and community. This is a late stage capitalism issue and imo, is solved by a cultural change, rather than some sort of change by legislature initially. However, when the time comes, I would personally implement some sort of large-scale "homeless employment" that would consist of small or large scale public projects. Of course, this has been done pretty often. So  I would try to implement measures to make this semi-permanent. Providing employees a place to eat and sleep, in range within their work site. I've toyed around with the idea of tiny house villages (lol) or perhaps reclaiming abandoned buildings and repurposing them into housing for homeless employees. However, this could only be achieved if freed up some of our budget from other agencies. The first one that comes to mind is the military, but I would be weary of removing too much from the defense budget. As a good 60% of it is actually useful and not beaurucratic junk.

I'm drunk while writing this so I'm not too sure if my post made sense but i'll post the main point down here.

I believe that Americans have a serious cultural problem that can only be solved by becoming more collectivist. More beneficial and semi-permanent social programs need to be implemented to to give the economically disadvantaged a serious chance to reclaim their role in society. However, measures also need to be implemented to make sure that this system isn't abused/used by people that do not deserve it.

ok thanks

Hello my fellow National Socialist I can spot you from a mile away with those Hitler ideas

mm not nessecarily, but third position economics is definitely the way to go