• ArbitraryValue
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    3 months ago

    Hey, look on the bright side: Republicans are switching to electric cars.

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      3 months ago

      Didn’t you hear, Trump was changing his stance on EVs because Musk bought him, I mean, donated to him.

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      I was expecting this car to open a Pandora’s box in the auto industry and force tighter regulation of safety standards. Considering how this thing violates the 100 year long gentleman’s agreement of companies improving safety on their own.

      I’m not sure why I’m surprised nothing happened. Can’t expect too much from Dem cabinets I guess.

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          He’s…fuckin weird, man.

          Nobody understands whatever the fuck he’s trying to say.

          Because it’s fuckin nonsense.

      • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
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        I agree that it’s the right thing to do but it would probably be costly and widely unpopular to increase safety standards on the road. It’s not worth it to miss out on combating the rise of fascism by losing elections after implementing long-term improvements that enrage people in the short term.

        Yes, this is a downside to the two-party representative democracy.

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        3 months ago

        Did someone expect massive systemic changes over the course of a couple years?

        That’s cute 🙊