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> European polling remains very strongly pro-Ukraine, despite already massive hits to energy costs I agree, but Europeans are willing to stand their ground des
by danans 4y ago
> European polling remains very strongly pro-Ukraine, despite already massive hits to energy costs
I agree, but Europeans are willing to stand their ground despite high energy prices because an uncountered Russia is literally an existential issue for them. They will keep their thermostats at 18C this winter if that's what it takes, just like Americans sacrificed at home during WW2 after the war came to our territory.
But that's not the case in the US today. Biden knows this, which is why he went hat-in-hand to the Saudis asking them to increase oil production (only to get double-crossed shorty thereafter).
- ceejayoz 4y agoThe US produces enough oil natural gas to be energy independent; we're not really heavily subject to that particular bit of Russian blackmail. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/US_oil_production%2C_imports%2C_%26_exports.webp https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/US_oil_p... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/US_Natural_Gas.webp https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/US_Natur...
- danans 4y agoPerhaps you are right and I should have more faith in my fellow Americans' resolve.