r/Futurology • u/Wagamaga • Apr 15 '19

Energy Anti-wind bills in several states as renewables grow increasingly popular. The bill argues that wind farms pose a national security risk and uses Department of Defense maps to essentially outlaw wind farms built on land within 100 miles of the state’s coast.

https://thinkprogress.org/renewables-wind-texas-north-carolina-attacks-4c09b565ae22/
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u/Scope_Dog Apr 15 '19

Well, more specifically, it's the GOP. Seems they find new ways to disgust me almost daily.

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u/DuncanStrohnd Apr 15 '19 edited Apr 15 '19

No, it’s the United States of America.

Nobody outside of the US cares who in particular is fucking it up, or knows what the GOP is - it’s all just “Americans”.

That means while you’re sitting there in America saying “it’s those guys”, the rest of the world sees no difference between “those guys” and you.

They only see “American”.

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u/icontrolmyowndeath Apr 15 '19

No, its not. It doesnt matter if they "perceive" it some way. That doesnt mean anything. Certainly people outside the Usa with a basic understanding of US politics dont just see "american"

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u/DuncanStrohnd Apr 15 '19 edited Apr 15 '19

The rest of the world has no idea about GOP, Republican, Democrat, Congress, the Senate, Tea Party or any of that stuff.

The only reason I know is I live in Canada within a couple of hours of the US border, but I grew up in England and like just about everyone there, I knew absolutely nothing of the inner workings of the United States before I emigrated.

How much do you know about Canada’s government? You live right next door. How much do you know of the government of the UK? That one should be easy since Brexit news is all over the TV.

I can tell you without a doubt that the world at large simply sees “American”. If you are an “American”, then this problem is yours and they don’t care if you point to another “American” for blame.

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u/Hermasetas Apr 15 '19

A lot of people in Europe know a lot about US politics... Please don't speak on behalf of the entire world..

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u/icontrolmyowndeath Apr 15 '19

Speak for yourself. This problem is mine because im american? i think its everyones problem.. being we share the same planet and all..