Good thing my quality of life went down to protect checks notes baby eating pedofiles? OK…
Indeed, fuel in Japan is higher than in Europe. In the USA, fuel should take a backseat and the cost of healthcare should be the main topic for change.
Actual weekly gas spending as a household budget item is probably higher in the US on average.
It’s bad for us both and arguing about who has it worse is childish and stupid
And also it’s always the Europeans that have it worse.
But overall they have it better because their villages and towns were made for people and not cars.
Ill complain about whatever I want, fuck you
At least the Europeans have public transportation
I’d happily pay European-level taxes on my gas if my taxes didn’t purely fund war and keeping the rich in power
Europeans don’t have to drive to survive the way most Americans do.
Ah yes goods and supplies don’t have to come by truck. They can just public transport themselves to the supermarket.
Oh no, if it isn’t the consequences of everyone’s collective actions
Honestly when Americans chime in about anything going on in the world. When I hear an American complaining about another country or their actions, I just want Americans to sit down or go fix their own dumpster fire. I
Baby needs to be thrown out with the bathwater. It was a fun project, but at some point everyone needs to cut their losses, and accept that uncontrolled capitalism is not it.
So then get to it, throw out the bath water as it were and use that 2nd amendment, otherwise it’s all just talk and do nothing and let it go on
I’m not american, but you’re right.
Sounds like you misunderstood the analogy, I don’t think the person you’re referring to has 2nd amendment rights.
Too many people here still think the problem is just Trump. They might temporarily agree with you but I guarantee if we get some shill like Newsom as our president in 2029 most people will go back to sleep.
I’m afraid things will have to get much worse here for the average suburbanite before they realize the dumpster is even on fire.
I don’t see how you guys aren’t scrambling and begging for Newsom at this point. You think the rest of us around the world haven’t had to hold our nose and vote for a crappy politician to not let the fascists win? It sucks but it’s the only option you have. Staying home is actively helping the fascists. You guys ignored the issue for too long and frankly now it’s too late. There is no more time to pout and turn your nose up at the people opposing Trump
The meme captures the absolute frustration in Europe and the rest of the world for our spiralling costs. Costs arising directly from the elected President illegally attacking Iran, without discussing with anyone but Israel.
We’re not arguing who has the greater car / truck dependency. But for those still wanting to pursue the point, don’t forget that Europeans pay considerably more taxes for our public services and so more tax now too.
This is true, but the risks of the oil economy have been known for a very long time. Everybody knows that the oil/auto fuel supply chain is in areas with fragile geopolitical relations and it’s not like this hasn’t happened before.
What we should be doing is channeling our frustration toward transitioning from ICE automobiles to EVs[1], but look at how slowly European carmakers are adapting. The rate of change in Germany has been embarrassingly slow and China is galaxies ahead of anyone else. We need to invest and compete, rather than throwing up our hands and blaming others for fucking up things we shouldn’t be depending on anymore.
[1]: and improving public transit too of course
I’m not really convinced China is that far ahead of everyone else in the EV market. Sure, they have cheap cars, but is the quality better? I haven’t tried a lot, but to me it seems the quality and features are pretty much the same as european, japanese or south korean. I just bought a Japanese car, because the BYD that was comparable but cheaper just felt like a toy car. Everything about the interior just felt like cheap plastic. The infotainment screen was a mess, and I had to go into 3 (3!) submenus to turn on the heated seats.
I’m not convinced the chinese cars are better. They’re comparable and cheap, but it’s not like they offer something no one else does.
Agreed, they probably are cheap garbage (I myself don’t know, I haven’t driven cars regularly in a while), but two things:
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Manufacturing volume is really important in making cars. You need know-how, you need experts and ways to make things better and deliver incremental improvements, and that becomes a lot easier when you have higher volumes.
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People don’t have lots of cash to burn these days - quality is easy to sacrifice when you don’t have the cash to pay up.
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I have to drive 32 miles (~51 km) one way to my job and there is no public transit anywhere around here.
Americans drive more so pay more, even when prices are higher in Europe
The average American drives twice as far as the typical European (16,000 vs 8,000).
How do you do, fellow non-Americans!? Colour me gobsmacked at the euros I’m paying when I procure my petrol (by the liter! this is non-negotiable) to fill my tiny aluminium moped.
Have at it bro, you guys elected a diaper-wearing moron for the SECOND TIME because of the price of eggs 😅
Shaming someone for wearing diapers, which is in and of itself completely harmless, and not for the fact that their government is sending minorities into concentration camps and burning the planet down hurts people who wear diapers that survive like you and me much more than it hurts the addressee.
Should try to convince people that it’s less expensive to drive in Yarp because they buy liters of petrol instead of gallons of gas.
I’ve suggested this for ages to sell people on metric. Gas sounds cheaper per liter (smaller number), you weigh less in kg, etc. I don’t know why gas stations aren’t all over this with their shady marketing and 9/10 of a cent pricing.
My bike doesn’t take gas, and (for now) my bus pass costs the same as it did before my government’s latest bout of war crimes in Iran started.
