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The Left is doing it wrong.

We need to stop calling it the green New Deal; and call it the Patriot Power Act.

We’re not trying to go green or “Woke”. No! We’re making ’Merca energy independent! We’ll stop importing oil from the tourist countries! And be energy self sufficient!

—BRANDING!!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Freedom power, you can just walk outside and get bathed in freedom.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

this is not new. wearing face masks was branded as a patriotic duty all the way back during spanish flu (1918) https://www.history.com/news/1918-spanish-flu-mask-wearing-resistance

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

"We should change things so those assholes will be better" boy do I have news for you!

You give them too much power.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Light Power! Light Power! Light Power!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Even my Tesla and Prius driving neighbors don’t have solar panels on their roof. The math doesn’t really make sense yet for most residential installations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Even for people with houses in locations where it makes sense, let alone those with sufficient roof space, it is a massive investment that will maybe zero-out on itself within a decade. And that's all complete speculation too

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

FreedomPower

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Call it Portable Patriot Power so people don't have to repay their loan for them.

[–] someguy3 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I hate that you're right.

It's actually funny that we/they haven't been all about oil independence after the 70s oil embargo. More nuclear plants. Long term research into fusion, solar, battery tech. It would have been so much easier now.

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