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Scrivener7

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14. It is TOTALLY about us. All of us. Especially the U.S. Because we are addicted to petroleum.

Reply to CrackityJones75 (Reply #13)

Sat Feb 26, 2022, 10:34 AM

Feb 2022

It is a finite resource, and the U.S. uses the lion's share of it. Russia's production of it is the basis of Vlad's power.

If we use less, Europe can use more.

Better yet, if we wean ourselves off our addiction, people like Vlad become completely powerless.

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Are there any sanctions on energy? [View all] BlueLucy Feb 2022 OP

Well, this is the hold up on banning Russia from SWIFT, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #1

US and Canada should do it. BlueLucy Feb 2022 #3

If it doesn't then absolutely we should do it. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #6

Listening late last night ChazII Feb 2022 #2

Good Lord! nt BlueLucy Feb 2022 #4

If us stopping buying causes them to shut off Europe CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #10

Basically no. Why not? To keep the price of energy from going up. PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #5

Open the spigots from Venezuela, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #7

Biden asked OPEC to increase supplies they apparently said no. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #8

VZ Sgent Feb 2022 #19

Ukrainians are putting themselves in front of tanks. Their residential Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #9

I, I, I, I, CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #11

Like what? Heating, transportation, petroleum based products. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #12

It isn't about US. CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #13

It is TOTALLY about us. All of us. Especially the U.S. Because we are addicted to petroleum. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #14

OMG. You just can't see it can you? CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #15

Lol. I see it just fine. But that's a nice dodge. Have a nice day. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #16

If we're not willing to take some sacrifice BlueLucy Feb 2022 #18

It's worth the sacrifice. BlueLucy Feb 2022 #17