Energy prices have been high since the US-Israel war with Iran began and the strait of Hormuz was blocked

US gas prices this month are so far the highest ever recorded for August as peace talks between the US and Iran have stalled and Donald Trump launched fresh threats against Oman.

The national average price of gas was $4.06 per gallon on Monday, according to data from AAA, $0.05 higher than last week and $1 more expensive than a year ago. In California and Hawaii, averages hit about $5.50 a gallon.

Energy prices have been high since the US-Israel war with Iran began at the end of February and the strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway through which a fifth of the oil passes, was blocked.

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[–] 17 points 2 months ago (45 children)

Y'all uncomfortable enough to overthrow this piece of shit yet?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    You draw the line at gas prices? Terrorizing innocent people, kidnappings in the middle of the streets, and concentration camps are not moving the needle, but gas price are worth revolting against your government?

    I'd like to say this is very American but I'm pretty sure my fellow Canadians would do the same. The priority is low gas prices and the economy. The environment, immigrants, others... those are not our concern.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I would have drawn the line at a billionaire pedophile rapist sex trafficking monster, but I'm not American. My country will be invaded by America in the near future.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    That’s when we do get some agency in fighting their shit

    Gotta look at the positives

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (33 children)

    Wut? This is like the only good thing he did

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (32 children)

    I mean he's actively destroying American hegemony, so he's accidentally a great man of history, lol.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (29 children)

    Hegemony = the power or control that one group, state, or culture has over others

    Looks like we just found our next Trumptard guys!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (28 children)

    Lmao, try again. I think you've misunderstood

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  • [–] -2 points 2 months ago (27 children)

    I think you are confused, he is creating hegemony not destroying it.

    Perhaps you are thinking of the United States waning soft power.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (20 children)

    No, you've definitely misunderstood. I'm referring to America as the global hegemonic power. Trump is accidentally destroying the American empire and the power it held as the singular global super power, thus making him one of the great men of history.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 months ago* (19 children)

    Okay, sure I have heard that propaganda before and it is believable but Trump is definitely creating a hegemony. He really hasn't destroyed anything and has merely accelerated the loss of US soft power.

    Trying to pretend he is a great man even sarcastically definitely makes you a Trumptard.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (18 children)

    ... Do you have a learning disability or are you very young or something? English second language? I'm not trying to be rude but you don't seem to grasp the meaning of my words at all.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (13 children)

    I think they are maga, its the only explanation for me.

    They dont understand what hegemony means, that is obvious.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago* (11 children)

    Hegemony means the strong power and control that one group, country, or leader has over others.

    Trump is creating a hegemony not destroying it. You guys must have some weird agenda or not understand basic definitions!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (10 children)

    Global hegemony. What happens when you put these two words together? It means that America controls the globe. Trump is breaking that arrangement.

    This is about as clearly as I can explain it to you.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago (9 children)

    Oh wow, look at you finally using the correct words. You are still wrong and still a Trumpard.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    I think you literally have a learning disability, lol. Good luck out there, bud.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    Must resort to insults when you are so completely wrong I guess.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    I'm literally not insulting you. You seem not to understand the words that I'm typing, or my political perspective. I'll try one more time, I suppose:

    I'm a socialist, not a liberal or conservative. Donald trump is bad, I think he should have been executed after Jan 6th.

    However, the American experiment has been a resounding failure, what with the countless illegal wars of aggression and dead civilians. America is currently the global hegemonic power, which means it controls basically the entire planet and its political outcomes. This is a bad thing. Donald trump and his policies are actively destroying the power that America is able to exert onto the rest of the planet, which is a good thing. He's not trying to do it on purpose though, so he's accidentally a great man of history, because he is freeing the globe from the evil control of America, accidentally.

    Good luck with all those big words, let me know if you got it 👌

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago* (5 children)

    Hey, we probably agree on a lot. Trump is not a great man and he has not destroyed hegemony. He has not destroyed "global hegemony" either. He has created a new hegemony in the US. He has also nurtured a new global hegemony between Russia, China, and the US.

    The American experiment has been a resounding success. You seem to be confused about the United State's true goal to accumulate power for the wealthy.

    Good luck trying to wrap your head around reality. Keep trying but don't be surprised when someone calls you out for your garbage statements.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    You're starting to get it, lol.

    I think the main thing we disagree on is that the US has been a positive force on the world which is objectively untrue, but I'm not gonna change your mind with a few comments.

    Death to America ✌️

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I am so far ahead of you it isn't funny.

    The US has been a positive force for the wealthy. They spread fascism around the world to enrich themselves.

    The way forward isn't more death and destruction. That is what is keeping the military industrial complex alive around the world.

    Maybe your mindset is limiting you from seeing the bigger picture. Or perhaps not, you see the bigger picture and your solutions are just so ham fisted it hurts.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    What, lol?

    The rest of the world needs to sanction America out of existence. Balkanize the country. They can all start fresh with new constitutions that don't allow slavery.

    Death to America doesn't mean death to Americans 🙄.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

    You simply don't understand that Trump is creating a hegemony. That is okay, some people don't get it.

    Try looking up the definition again.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (5 children)

    Why are there over 1000 US military bases around the world? How many have been attacked just by Iran? What is the petro-dollar? What is global reserve currency? Why are major countries trading US debt for gold? Why is the US trading Euros for Yen?

    I can keep going but I think you have enough here to understand what hegemony is being destroyed by your president.

    The only hegemony this "president" is creating is the coming Chinese one.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    What does this have to do with Trump creating hegemony? Please try to stay on topic.

    I am definitely anti-imperialist. Trump has not destroyed US imperialism and he is not a great man. That is all I am saying.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    You do not come across as anti-imperialist you come across as a trump sycophant.

    How do you not recognize US global hegemony? The questions I asked you were directly related to that but yet you tell me Im not on topic.

    You are at best a troll and at worst a trump supporter.

    Have the day you voted for.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Wow, I never said that. You sir are a complete idiot.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Got guns, got ammo, just need more than myself and one friend to get onboard.

    That said, around my very rural, Trump-supporting town, there has been an odd lack of MAGA hats the last couple of months. Maybe we're close.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Same, leftist in a hick town. The yokels around here are dumber than rocks and even they aren't flying trump colors anymore. Guy up the road had a shitbox truck with big trump flags on the back, he would take around town and rev his engine because he's got lead lined brain. Even that massive intellect took down the trump flags, now it's just two US flags lol.

    I don't trust it tho. Next time we've got a dem president it will be all tea party and took'rjerbs and socialism scare tactics and we will be right back here again in 10 years.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Lemmy's call for Americans to revolt is fucking laughable. There's this dialogue of oh this guy is such a fascist that we should all quit our jobs and revolt. Have you guys seen seen any revolution ever? Nothing happens until there is a crazy crisis like mass starvation/food insecurity combined with organized movement, a strong figurehead, and cracks in existing leadership. People don't just decide to revolt one day cause they're dissatisfied.

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