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The worst and most stupid bit is this:

Speaking to crowds on Wednesday, vice president JD Vance said US allies are "suffering from this, frankly, more than we are."

He claimed this was because they had "focused on a lot of green energy scams and they're hurting a lot more than we are."

Vance continued:"As much as we've got to focus on getting these gas prices down, the reality is overseas they're feeling it far worse than we did because we've taken the steps to protect our energy economy.

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[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 8 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

UK - petrol prices are rising.

Electricity prices are falling because most of our energy is from renewables and british/european gas.

Sucks for me because my car is a petrol one. My wife's is electric and it costs about £4 for her to charge up overnight and that gets her about 250-280 miles of range (£0.01 per mile).

My car costs £55 to fill up for 400 miles per range (£0.13 per mile).

Although my car is cheaper

Edit - changed currency symbol....realise 0.01p isnt the same as 1p....

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

What car does she have? Mines costing about 2p/mile in summer and a whopping 2.9p/mile in winter

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

A mini.

I might have the sums wrong, but we are on the octopus EV tariff so electricity is dirt cheap overnight.

Also 0.01p is 1p. Should have put the pound sign instead lol

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 0 points 51 minutes ago (1 children)

It's interesting seeing how mine, ionic 5, compares to others in real life. Only reason I got mine was is was one of the few cars somebody could sit behind me, with seat front seat Ben comfortable for driving.

I've got the first service 40k miles soon, compared to my wife's at 10-12k, but realistically 6k for the oil, stupid HDi diesel engine

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 1 points 23 minutes ago

She has the Aceman that is 5-door so I think you can sort of fit people in the back seat but it isnt comfortable for tall people. No boot space at all though

[–] Maragato@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

In Spain, for example, electricity prices remain low thanks to renewable energy. This guy is stupid.

[–] foggianism@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

He is not stupid. He is deliberately deceiving his voters.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 minutes ago

Why not both?

[–] libre_warrior@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

He does a North Korea.

[–] zemo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Havent noticed any price changes yet. Also whos a bad ally now

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago

"We created an unnecessary serious problem, but it causes more grief for you than for us! So why don't you come help us fix it (at our direction of course)."

Gee, can't guess why that might get some allies p.o.'d....

[–] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 hours ago

TIL US imports 97% of crude oil that Canada produces which is 60% of all US crude oil imports.

[–] DisgruntledPelican@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

Allies? I though we made it clear that the us has no allies in this war. Nobody want ww3 only to distract the brainwashed population of an awful pedophile from a list that he will do anything to hide it. At this point they are alone with the mess, deal with it.

[–] DaGreenGobbo@feddit.uk 18 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

trump has, which is mostly PUTIN AND MSB.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

US does not have allies. US & Osreal created the Iran war, US can clean up the mess.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 9 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Oil / Gas is a global commodity, shipped around the world on tankers. If prices are higher in France, someone will take cheaper oil/gas from the US and ship it to France where they can make more money.

In the short term, maybe the US suffers less. But, in the longer term prices well even out as people will sell wherever they can get the highest profits.

[–] sobchak@programming.dev 2 points 6 hours ago

US oil export terminals are operating near 100% capacity. The US can't physically export more than they're doing already. I think that's the main reason for the WTI and Brent gap.

[–] paul@lemmy.org 6 points 11 hours ago

I don't even think we are suffering more. Like my fuel prices have gone up by 10p/litre. I'm seeing Americans pay over $100 to fill their tanks, I paid £60 today, our national debt isn't sitting at 20 odd Trillion and our stock market didn't just lose over $1T. Like everything else with these clowns, the truth is the opposite of what they say it is.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 0 points 6 hours ago

Countries with higher gas taxes are going to have higher prices than the US.

[–] cmhe@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure he thinks allies of the US are beta males that follow the US alpha male...

Stupid toxic masculinity and their constant attempts to cover up their weakness and insecurities by pretending they are 'real men'. And 'real men' don't have empathy. So they behave like self serving pricks.

Why do people vote baby brained bullies into positions of power?

[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 9 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

I’m pretty sure he thinks allies of the US are beta males that follow the US alpha male…

Vance said Trump was "America's Hitler". Before Vance realized that he could get power by supporting Trump.

You seem to be using "he thinks" in the sense "Vance genuinely believes". I am not convinced Vance believes anything, his actions look like pure opportunism.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Before ~~Vance~~ Peter Theil realized that he could get power by [making Vance] support~~ing~~ Trump.

[–] paul@lemmy.org 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No conservatives believe anything. They say and do whatever helps them in that moment and in the next moment they'll say and do the opposite as long as it helps them. They're animalistic, idiots who only react to things. There's no long term thinking, there's no layered thinking it's just "you think this is bad, so I'm going to say it's good"

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 9 hours ago

It's really true.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Really Just Dumb? The Allies have something called public transportation and high-speed rail. You fucking moron, you could have used the $200 billion to upgrade the entire Northeast Corridor and turned it into a true high-speed rail system and that is just for starters. In the meantime, piss off and take your AmeriKa Last with you.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 9 hours ago

"That reminds me, I don't like all those trains. I demand that all European nations close their train travel! If you don't do what I tell you, I'll bomb your country, and kill your leaders! I'll do it, you know I will!"

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Not only that, but the US can actually bludgeon the blow that’s to its economic advantages via so many foreign investors using its bond markets. An advantage that him and his team are destroying. Remember, they got “yippy” per Trump?

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

+1...Indeed, MAGA will trash the US economy. I'm on my last iPhone and ordered a de-Googled Fairphone. Hope it works out.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 25 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I cannot even begin to parse how he thought any of those words were a good idea, let alone in that order.

This is genuinely one of the dumbest things I have ever heard a human being say. Not only is it ludicrously, hilariously wrong, but even if it wasn't, why would that be a good thing? Why would you want to proudly declare how much you fucked over your allies?! Does he know what the word "ally" means? Do any of them know?

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

Because punching down is the American ethos. On a macro and a micro level.

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[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 17 points 17 hours ago
[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 18 points 18 hours ago

That's what allies usually look for, suffering.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 9 hours ago

Oh, we're just getting started.

[–] Zahtu@feddit.org 16 points 19 hours ago (9 children)

does he also have a brainworm now or is he just as dumb? Can he explain like in what correlation does the buildout of greenenergy make one more dependent on oil?

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[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

Yes because focusing on green energy surely makes it worse... Fuck you Vance

[–] GameOverFlow@lemmy.zip 22 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

What does it help him when others suffer more? So USA is still suffering, but less? Great for them... 

[–] TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world 18 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

That's the Republican's whole shtick "Vote for us, we'll make those people you don't like hurt worse than we make you hurt"

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