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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by chii on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @08:22PM (#30609876)
> It just seems weird to me that so many people are willing to hold a subset of them to task while giving the other subset a free pass.

it's not weird - it's human nature. Holding the "government" to account absolves themselves of the individual responsibility and sacrifice. it becomes "someone else's problem" to solve - after all, why would I sacrifice my own self benefit?

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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by bumby on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @09:05AM (#30614485)
True, I guess it makes sense from a cognitive dissonance standpoint to help one feel good about oneself. But it's "weird" from the standpoint of wanting to actually fix the problem.
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