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Seeing how "pro-gas" comments tend to get greyed-out reminds me very much of the way those who went again the "current thing" were treated during the SARS2 pand

Seeing how "pro-gas" comments tend to get greyed-out reminds me very much of the way those who went again the "current thing" were treated during the SARS2 pandemic. Why do many people here have to be so religious about these issues? Why has "supporting the current thing" been turned into something resembling a mantra? I wrote a fairly long comment [1] on my experience with different types of heat sources for cooking. Once I hit the "reply" button I noticed the comment a few levels upstream had been killed [2], probably for bluntly stating the author's preference for gas cookers. This comment section is full of all sorts of hyperbole about hurting children and destroying the planet and such by those who insist on using gas stoves but those comments are left alone - why? Until 2 years ago people could choose their own cooking appliance without the risk of being considered morally bankrupt but now that the current regime has made gas cookers into a "current thing" this has suddenly changed into a choice with decided moral implications. In other words, it seems like the tactics used by the current regime are successful in that gas stoves have been turned into a "current thing". [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38771676 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38771676 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38771305 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38771305

gosub100 3y ago
Its really weird, when you look at the backlash after the Ukraine war. Gas (the cheapest way to heat and cook) was extinguished (pun intended) overnight. So now lets rally for electric, which is quite expensive in California, and I know, lets shut down nuclear power plants, sack coal, and remove renewable clean hydro at the same time. What could possibly go wrong? If that doesn't look like a conspiracy (at least to those in CA) I dont know what does. Make the poor suffer even more, so you can point to the government "programs" and "rebates" you offer to "offset" the high cost of energy, and use their suffering against republicans who put their foot down about sabotaging their own constituents. It's sick.
- g-b-r 3y ago
  Yeah thanks republicans for not sabotaging your tycoon constituents

gosub100 3y ago

Its really weird, when you look at the backlash after the Ukraine war. Gas (the cheapest way to heat and cook) was extinguished (pun intended) overnight. So now lets rally for electric, which is quite expensive in California, and I know, lets shut down nuclear power plants, sack coal, and remove renewable clean hydro at the same time. What could possibly go wrong? If that doesn't look like a conspiracy (at least to those in CA) I dont know what does. Make the poor suffer even more, so you can point to the government "programs" and "rebates" you offer to "offset" the high cost of energy, and use their suffering against republicans who put their foot down about sabotaging their own constituents. It's sick.

g-b-r 3y ago
Yeah thanks republicans for not sabotaging your tycoon constituents