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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 92 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

Its just so fucking stupid on its face. How anyone thought calling it “clean coal” was anything besides dumb as fuck is beyond me.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 49 points 3 weeks ago (13 children)

Then you should visit Colstrip, Montana or similar coal towns. The propaganda works very well when it's taught from before birth and everyone goes along even if they don't agree!

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 25 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

See, I understand that. What I dont understand is why every other non-coal town trump supporter didn’t immediately understand that this was a stupid as fuck grift immediately after hearing it.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 15 points 3 weeks ago

You simply can't criticize your own team.

And that attitude has metastacized into something even worse in the last decade or so.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Cognitive dissonance and cultism.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Its just really frustrating at how easy it is. Like really fucking disheartening.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

3-4 decades of crippling public education can do that

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah but I live in Alberta, and I don’t feel like a lot of the things I see have much to do with what I learned in public education. Maybe I’m wrong.

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