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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

See, I understand that. What I dont understand is why every other non-coal town trump supporter didn’t immediately understand that this was a stupid as fuck grift immediately after hearing it.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 15 points 3 months ago

You simply can't criticize your own team.

And that attitude has metastacized into something even worse in the last decade or so.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Cognitive dissonance and cultism.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Its just really frustrating at how easy it is. Like really fucking disheartening.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

3-4 decades of crippling public education can do that

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but I live in Alberta, and I don’t feel like a lot of the things I see have much to do with what I learned in public education. Maybe I’m wrong.

[–] Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Danielle Smith already sorted this for you though, Albertans don't need public education anymore. All she had to do was label CO2 a "foundational nutrient for all life on Earth” and bam! No longer a pollutant. Easy-peasy.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago

She also told us that smoking actually makes you less likely to have cancer.

Ironically, it pissed me off so much that I’ve started smoking more to alleviate the stress.