silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months agoJoe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry; The Biden administration suspended new permits for natural gas terminals. Can we see more of this kind of backbone?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1739arrow-down124
arrow-up1715arrow-down1external-linkJoe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry; The Biden administration suspended new permits for natural gas terminals. Can we see more of this kind of backbone?www.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down5·8 months agoYes, yes, we know… All politicians are corrupt and bad, both sides are the same, don’t vote, everything sucks, nothing matters, etc. Or you could have just the tiniest bit of hope and diligence to improve the world…
minus-squareAnn Archy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down4·8 months ago“It’s not perfect, therefore it’s useless, and because it is, I’m going to vote for the worse alternative. Don’t make me explain my reasoning further.”
Yes, yes, we know… All politicians are corrupt and bad, both sides are the same, don’t vote, everything sucks, nothing matters, etc.
Or you could have just the tiniest bit of hope and diligence to improve the world…
“It’s not perfect, therefore it’s useless, and because it is, I’m going to vote for the worse alternative. Don’t make me explain my reasoning further.”