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In reply to the discussion: Biden's approval of Willow just cost him my kid's vote [View all]
LexVegas
(6,955 posts)45. One issue voters are incredibly shortsighted. nt
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My single issue for kids sake is GUNS. I hate this Willow decision but it won't keep me from
Samrob
Mar 2023
#165
Then why the FUCK didn't the administration get ahead of this and TOUT all these points
Ferrets are Cool
Mar 2023
#273
Biden and Dem congress passed a lot of stuff aimed to get Americans off of fossil fuel
emulatorloo
Mar 2023
#35
Al Gore warns it would be 'recklessly irresponsible' to allow Alaska oil drilling plan
Celerity
Mar 2023
#42
Press didn't really didn't talk about it at all, did they? Probably why most people don't know
emulatorloo
Mar 2023
#66
and this (along with that massive drilling lease auction in the Gulf) undoes a massive chunk of that
Celerity
Mar 2023
#108
yes, BUT the US has to start really weening themselves off them and transitioning
Celerity
Mar 2023
#166
The US, under Biden, weaning itself off fossil fuels to the extent possible.
Progressive dog
Mar 2023
#208
this sets us back a lot on global climate change, as did that biggest ever lease auction in the Gulf
Celerity
Mar 2023
#210
I am NOT defending that short-sightedness at all. That is a patent lie and a smear.
Celerity
Mar 2023
#228
That statement is true, and has nothing to do not voting for Biden. Talk about conflation.
Celerity
Mar 2023
#231
That is pure dross, you keep doubling down with false claims. My offering up logical & documented
Celerity
Mar 2023
#235
A bad decision for only 6 days worth of oil was not a 'necessary decision',
DemocraticPatriot
Mar 2023
#243
Also, first oil will not come from Willow until 2029 at the earliest, so it will have zero effect on
Celerity
Mar 2023
#255
"young people will eventually get it" is not any thing close to what I said.
emulatorloo
Mar 2023
#44
In a lot of places women no longer have the right to choose so that threat isn't going to work.
Autumn
Mar 2023
#172
When we know someone is going to fuck things up, do we run out and fuck em' up first?
Magoo48
Mar 2023
#18
For the very blue states or very red states, the protest votes don't change the outcomes
Sky Jewels
Mar 2023
#54
Trump won in 2016 because 3 swing states went for Trump because of third party protest votes
emulatorloo
Mar 2023
#61
If you read my response, I specifically made a distinction between the deep blue/red and the swings.
Sky Jewels
Mar 2023
#123
It's surprising how many people don't seem to account for the Electoral College
Rob H.
Mar 2023
#221
Very true. And a lot of people misinterpret polling because they think in terms of popular vote.
Sky Jewels
Mar 2023
#223
Not just kids. Am flashing back to my Bernie Bros friends who either sat out the election or voted
allegorical oracle
Mar 2023
#69
We're also in an another existential crisis - A real threat of Fascism destroying our country.
emulatorloo
Mar 2023
#58
Sad to say, this sounds more like he made this choice to get a few centrist votes
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2023
#128
Most people who are passionate about abortion also care about other issues.
BannonsLiver
Mar 2023
#201
I spent 46 days in the hospital, had a Atrial valve replacement. I am stable but still in AFIB.
Demsrule86
Mar 2023
#247
We can't run our countries on renewables yet and deals were made with Murkowski to get her
Demsrule86
Mar 2023
#206
And don't forget the national parks & how repubs attack and/or ignore them depending on the issue.
CrispyQ
Mar 2023
#51
Does she know about all the green and environmental parts in the IRA of 2022?
emulatorloo
Mar 2023
#23
He hasn't lost my vote but I can't blame anyone for being angry about this appalling move
Takket
Mar 2023
#27
It was that type of idiocy that elected trump instead of understanding the big picture
JohnSJ
Mar 2023
#31
Tell your kid voting is not a destination or a marriage, it's the best choice at the time.
SheltieLover
Mar 2023
#46
Ideological purity lets the other guy win The protest voters lose on many more issues.
keithbvadu2
Mar 2023
#56
Then they'll get to watch the next Republican president really fuck up the environment
Buckeyeblue
Mar 2023
#59
Well said, and not just that, if you heard the past couple weeks, the fracked wells are depleting
Hugh_Lebowski
Mar 2023
#143
Some of the most liberal people I've know for years are saying the same thing
liberal_mama
Mar 2023
#64
I think a lot of people have lost their hope and think that things will be bad no matter what
liberal_mama
Mar 2023
#95
I know what you mean. I have 3 children (35, 32, and 29) and I feel guilt sometimes too
liberal_mama
Mar 2023
#160
I think we have made progress. And I disagree with those who don't care...how will they feel
Demsrule86
Mar 2023
#207
When you are almost 30 years old you should be able to reason more rationally
Tarzanrock
Mar 2023
#67
Considering on the things on the climate change and envorinmental scale
In It to Win It
Mar 2023
#79
It's amazing how so many here at DU have praised the activism of Greta Thunberg
NickB79
Mar 2023
#133
The planet is literally on the cusp of a mass extinction event from burning hydrocarbons
NickB79
Mar 2023
#141
If it makes you feel any better, the hellscape is probably more likely to be the result of humanity
Hugh_Lebowski
Mar 2023
#148
We're at 500 ppm equivalent of CO2. Large scale climate change is already likely locked in
NickB79
Mar 2023
#152
Follow her lead? She urged all Americans to vote. Has she changed that opinion?
betsuni
Mar 2023
#188
He does need to get the message out about all the green/environmental stuff in the IRA of 2022.
emulatorloo
Mar 2023
#272
Single issue voters are so hard to please and just a couple of issues make them drop.
uponit7771
Mar 2023
#139
ABC News tonight said if he had denied it, court would have overturned to allow the drilling
wishstar
Mar 2023
#161
Threatening not to vote for Democrats as punishment for some sin or other has to be
betsuni
Mar 2023
#162
Your kid cares more about an emotional hit than they do about the environment. nt
LAS14
Mar 2023
#163
SCOTUS is likely going to slap that 10K to 20K in relief right back onto the balances of
Celerity
Mar 2023
#224
Yes. Hillary was the only presidential candidate to actively work with Flint, Michigan mayor
betsuni
Mar 2023
#204
And as a corollary point, if we don't have a measure of energy independence, we exacerbate the need
Just A Box Of Rain
Mar 2023
#217
Too bad we have no way to tell people born after Ralph Nader wrecked Al Gore how catastrophic...
Hekate
Mar 2023
#215
Some may be old enough to know what happened the next time that we heard there isn't a
Just A Box Of Rain
Mar 2023
#219
So who did you vote for in 2000 and in 2016? Feel good about the results for the planet?
Hekate
Mar 2023
#234
Can't answer my questions, eh? I figured it out my very first election, when we got Nixon...
Hekate
Mar 2023
#238
51% of the country has had its bodily autonomy ripped away by a SCOTUS given to us by the GOP
Hekate
Mar 2023
#245
You haven't seen the DUers jumping up & down on him because his first wife is now Trump Jr's gf?
Hekate
Mar 2023
#246