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There’s a scene within the film Dumb and Dumber, the place Lloyd drives the canine van the flawed manner for lots of of miles. Then, in desperation, he trades the automotive for a moped that the pair should then use to get to Aspen, Colorado.
“You know, Lloyd, just when I think you couldn’t possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this…AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!”
I’m positive that is what religious followers of Marjorie Greene should be considering to themselves proper now, as a result of the girl (I take advantage of the time period loosely on this case) simply stated concerning the dumbest factor I’ve ever heard anybody say about EVs. Right here’s some video, together with a great rebuttal by transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg:
Marjorie Taylor Greene: “You think gas prices are high now? Just wait until you’re forced to drive an EV.”@PeteButtigieg: “If you really wanted to think it through, I suppose if everybody’s driving an EV then global petroleum markets would probably show a drop in demand, which… pic.twitter.com/ydqWtrofXy
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) July 22, 2024
I’ve to confess that I’m a bit of impressed. Usually, Greene’s penchant for theatrics and lies considerably resembles the reality, or a minimum of her model of it. She’s been good at enjoying to the group, whether or not it means enjoying to her ignorance or enjoying to theirs. However, this time she’s each displaying us that she doesn’t suppose issues by way of and that neither do her followers.
Secretary Pete (sadly, no relation to Pete & Pete) rapidly factors out the issues. The plain one is that when you’re driving a gasoline-powered automotive and are pressured to modify to 1 that runs on electrical energy, you’ll now not have any want for gasoline. So, the value of gasoline ought to show to not be bothersome in any respect. The opposite situation is that an EV mandate (one thing the US doesn’t actually have) would drive the value of gasoline down. The individuals who preserve their used gasoline automobiles as an alternative of shopping for a brand new EV would discover that demand for gasoline has gone manner down, and since provide and demand make worth, the value would certainly fall.
However, he does level out that she seemingly didn’t suppose this by way of in any respect. For folks like Greene, it doesn’t matter what fact is, or if what they’re saying even is smart. All of the world’s a stage if you’re a political shock jock.
Laughter Is The Finest Drugs
If Donald Trump has confirmed something, it’s that this type of political persona isn’t dissuaded by fact-checking and even concern of getting caught mendacity. They don’t construct bases of help which are prone to such issues. As a substitute, they discover protected districts (deep pink or deep blue—as there are folks like this on the left at instances) the place they gained’t need to enchantment to each side. Then, they thrive on destructive power, and entertain the group’s preconceptions so totally that they merely don’t care whether or not they’re being lied to or instructed nonsense.
What do crowds like this admire? Dunks on folks they understand as enemies. Irrespective of the associated fee, this type of a mob simply needs to get an opportunity to ridicule and battle the opposite facet. If meaning overlooking a couple of Jewish area lasers and exploding Toyotas, so be it.
So, there’s just one affordable response to this type of nonsense: to snort at it, too. As a substitute of explaining why they’re flawed, it’s finest to provide demagogues what they need: an unsightly battle. As a substitute, do what the secretary and the podcaster man did: talk about it a bit however have enjoyable laughing at it. In the event that they see the “woke left” or no matter it’s they’re mocking immediately laughing alongside, it takes the entire enjoyable out of it.
Featured picture by Jennifer Sensiba.
