The Best Responses to Those Complaining About Gas Prices (2)
Thank goodness the “gas-price whiners” and “personal freedom convoys” weren’t around during the early 1940s when our nation was fighting World War II and everything was rationed by the government. Just imagine how the outcome might have been different if social media was around back then to parrot millions of idiotic memes, twisted disinformation, and such grotesque displays of selfishness.
— Nolan Dalla
Indeed!
That and the Keystone pipeline people. Do they realize that the pipeline is/was to get the oil to tankers in the Gulf of Mexico to get that crude into the global market? Sure some crude makes its way into the US market but only to the extent that someone is not paying more for it elsewhere. Markets are global. Even releasing oil from the national reserves only impacts the global market to the percentage of that supply relative to global supply. They should really teach Economics in high school to understand supply and demand and pricing of goods and services, but I fear people would rather rant and rave than understand the dynamics of world commerce.
NOLAN REPLIES:
Exactly. I’ve seen the Keystone Pipeline situation explained dozens of times, but the rubes pay no attention to facts and believe the lie. That’s the problem with shallow thinking, short attention spans, and opinion-by-meme. All the data and experts in the world won’t penetrate a thick skull.
— ND
Omg your posts are the only thing keeping me sane since my facebook internment. Your march post about the guardian was where i posted my comment”im scared to be honest. This fucker has already lost face with the rest of the world, wish someone could put a bullet in the back of Putin’s head”
I got 30 days but appealed reduced to 6 days . This time they tacked on “cant participate in groups for 30 days, and my posts will be lowered in the feed for 30 days…. What bullshit!! That murderous slimeball can slaughter innocent women and children and i cant say put a bullet in his head. Your post about Anastasia moved me so that promised myself when i can get over the grief of losing my dog, i will honor her replacement with her beautiful name, she will not be forgotten. If this goes on much longer , i would like to find a polish interpreter and go to Poland to help with the refugees, dont know if thats even possible, (im half irish and half polish) but i want to do more than just send money. I have never been more proud of my slavic heritage. Glory to ukraine, russia go fuck yourself.
NOLAN REPLIES:
Yeah, we miss you Linda. But we’ll man the front line waiting for your triumphant return. Also, when it comes to violence, FB is pretty strict. Even calling for the assassination of Putin gets you suspended, which by the way, I will write about with your permission. It’s an interesting case study in social media rules, and the open question on when violence is justified.
Regards,
— ND
Of course please do nolan . I am so upset about putin and russia and what he has done to ukraine i just cant help myself. I want him dead, i want him crushed like the pissant he is. And does anyone else see his puppet , trump , who tried to dismantle nato and all his other BS ,as laying the ground work for all of this. Please god let me live long enough to see putin and trump dead in their casket. Actually the italians had the right idea when they strung up mussolini and co in the streets. THAT WHERE PUTIN AND TRUMP AND FAMILY BELONG.