Doesn’t really fix anything as long as it’s a binary option, where all power goes to the winner.
To improve democracy in USA, USA needs a parliamentary system, that allows representation by many parties, and a majority in that system decides who forms the government, and also has the power to overturn the government.
Well our politicians haven’t, because electricity has been heavily taxed.
And recently there have been problems with the grid having problems keeping up.
If you want people to move to electricity, you would want to make it advantageous for users to switch to electrical sources.
But all we’ve had is that EV cars have been taxed less than ICE cars. But that’s only a single segment of energy use, although it’s a big one.
I’ve been saying for a decade now that electrification is the only viable way forward. All our energy efforts should be focused on that.
Electricity can be made in many ways that don’t require burning fuel, and that doesn’t release CO2. And electricity is in many ways the superior form of energy to achieve most common tasks.
For instance a heatpump running on electricity made from burning wood in a power-plant, only requires half the wood to generate the same amount of heat as if the wood was burned to heat the house directly.
An electric car similarly running on electricity from burning oil in a power-plant, still use slightly less oil than a comparable ICE car. Because the power plant is more efficient than an ICE engine, and the EV has very little waste.
When you can produce clean electricity from wind turbines, hydro power, solar panels or even nuclear power plants, the pollution and CO2 generated by that energy consumption, is only a tiny fraction of conventional energy sources, like burning fossil fuel.
Even steel smelters can now be powered by electricity, and AFAIK they are already working on implementing that in Sweden.
Something I was told years back was impossible, which it obviously isn’t.
It is way easier to make electricity environmentally friendly and sustainable, than it is for any form of burning fuel. Even If you can burn fuel without CO2 and pollution, that too can be used to generate electricity.
The future is 100% electric.
There’s a 100% risk, because it already happened.
Except of course I’d argue the Hungary trip was a roaring success. 🤣
For me opening in private tab is enough to get access.
Which country is more self sustainable Iran or South Korea? Because South Korea industries are grinding to a halt because they can’t get resources through the Hormuz strait. Other asian countries are also very hard pressed, and the Arab countries along the strait are also essentially blocked.
Seen in isolation everything you write seems pretty spot on, but I don’t think it’s that simple.
The only thing that is for sure is that USA has already lost allies, and every day this draws out, USA is alienating the world more.
There are lots of tankies here, but you are probably one of them considering your username. Tankies often make stupid comments like the one you made.
What a moronic take on Pedro Sanchez working to improve relations with China, after USA has become a rogue and very dangerous nation.
This is EXACTLY what I predicted about a year ago would happen because of Trump.
The article mentions urging more cooperation between EU and China many times in many areas, while at the same time mentioning that cooperation with USA is diminishing. I’m surprised that it is Spain that is the forerunner for EU (again).
But mind my words, this is a signal about what is to come. EU will cooperate much more with China, and USA will not be included or asked or even considered!
That’s how bad relations between EU and USA are now. USA demanded to be left out of international obligations, and pissed all over partners and allies, so here you are USA, now you are being left out.
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Yes we had a party leader of Danish Peoples Party some years back claiming immigrants shouldn’t be allowed to vote, because a survey showed they mostly voted for pro immigration parties.
That’s how fucked up stupid people can be!! BTW at their peak they achieved almost a fourth the vote here in Denmark, but then they got political influence, and next election they were halved.
The best way in a functioning democracy to get rid of stupid parties is to expose what they really want when they get a bit of influence. Previous election they almost dropped out of congress, but unfortunately they gained some this election.
Unfortunately there is always a good share of racists in almost all countries. But in a functioning democracy they are unlikely to gain enough votes to become the majority party in a government.
There you go, my new brilliant plan, that should solve the problem easy peasy.
It will be so funny when China or France or any other country don’t even complain about it because of how brilliant I am.
-Trump.
South Korean president even.
I would imagine the political interest South Korea has about Israel would generally be pretty limited, it’s outside their cultural sphere. So for South Korea to notice the atrocities of Israel is quite an accomplishment by Israel.
I think Europe may have more in common with South Korea than USA now, and certainly what we have with Israel.
AFAIK the best ranked democracies are Scandinavian, so it’s not like it’s a secret recipe, In Denmark the model has worked since 1953.
Stick with us, the good part of America, by far the largest part, will prevail,
From here it seems the good Americans are a minority, but I hope I’m wrong.
That’s why I said we need new leadership
OK that we can 100% agree on. And also the rest.
We are in unprecedented times,
Absolutely, I never dreamed I would ever be against USA, I grew up in Denmark in the 70’s with Americans being the heroes. Watching American movies and TV series, and everything about USA was cool back then. Also Carter was a true humanitarian, and I trusted him more than any president that has come after.
But Nixon and Watergate and the Vietnam war, then Reagan with the Iran Contra affair, Then Bush with a war based on false intelligence and comments like if aren’t with us you are against us. And Now finally 2 times Trump.
It’s been an ever increasing slippery slope from bad to worse, disrespect for both local law and international law. And now your allies don’t trust you anymore, after threats of invading allied countries and undermining the global economy. It’s not just Trump, it’s the 60 year history that leads up to trump, and a lack of trusting the American population and democracy.
You probably notice that all the presidents I mention are Republican, but that’s not because democrats are that much better, Obama also had illegal surveillance against allied governments, and he used drones illegally into Pakistan and other countries costing more than 70000 civilian casualties.
If USA can turn it all around to something that can be trusted again, I will be the first to celebrate, but for now, I’m no longer holding my breath. As sad as it is.
Oh so Hungary isn’t really a democracy? That FPP shit shouldn’t be allowed in EU.
Just stay far far away from the World Cup this year. It’s simply not worth it.