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A comment on Wyoming SJ0004 – Phasing out new electric vehicle sales by 2035. Parent comment

Re:Wyoming SJ0004 – Phasing out new electric vehicle sales b... by Spooky23 on Sunday January 15, 2023 @07:57PM (#34395461)
It’s actually good to have idiots like this on record being idiots. When investments don’t get made, they’ll change their tune.

The playbook for obscure republican politicians is to flip the bird at something and get some rah-rah from the base. Plus, sometimes hidden in the pandering is some actual problem identification.

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Re:Wyoming SJ0004 – Phasing out new electric vehicle sales b... by 1letterunixname on Sunday January 15, 2023 @10:25PM (#34396446)
It's not necessarily sheer idiocy:

1. Someone who doesn't hold a particular position absurd to make a sarcastic point.

2. Dogwhistle to the fascists, kleptocrats, and ideologues. It maybe "tilting at windmills", but it's bluster "to impress the ladies".

3. An attempt to raise a proposal so extreme in order to gather press coverage.

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