My friend still doesn't get it (what a dummy amirite), I bet you could explain it to him really well

I thought it was an old pic of an atom bomb explosion and couldn't puzzle it out.

Because the christian god is basically satan, kills people left and right, tortures you for eternity for the stupidest reasons etc.

That's what she said.

Yep! All fake! Brave Donald Trump conspired to have a teenager fire an assault rifle at him from 350'. The teenager agreed to die by sniper fire. Biden's USSS, who he had purged of MAGA, and Trump was not in charge of, was in on it. The local cops were in on it. The NYT photographer who caught a pic of the bullet in flight was in on it. The dead guy behind Trump shot himself, as did the wounded folks, because they loved Trump so much. Trump pulled a masterful piece of acting where he looked utterly stunned when they picked him up. Biden's FBI confirmed Trump was fired on. We all know what masterful planning and execution Trump and his people are capable of, and they always keep their mouths shut, not a single leak! All this for a single-digit ratings bump that barely lasted a week. It's all very simple if you think about it.

OR, a teenager got past weak security, climbed onto a rooftop and shot his shot, missed and barely dinged Trump in the ear.

This is THE dumbest conspiracy theory I've ever heard. Used to be it was just morons on the right that were such complete fucking morons.

EDIT: Oh shit! Trump even paid off Snopes!

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/picture-trump-bullet/

Question: is there some evidence or new fact that would make you change your mind on this? If so, what? If not, what does that say about your belief?

I do think his ear really was hit by the bullet, but if a major news org were to release some evidence that there actually was a conspiracy and it was all fake, I'd change my mind no question.

That's what she said!

The average American commutes 2× the distance than the average UK citizen. Plus there's rarely a public transit option. So for many this is a doubling of an expense that cannot be avoided.

Personally I don't see the point in arguing over who has the higher price when we could just be mad that one man caused a global crisis

Gas is subsidized in the US, we pay the rest in taxes

The UK could've had cheap gas as well, but the conservatives lied to their UK constituents and sold it off on the cheap. It seems like every time a conservative is elected into power they fuck the working class.

I take it you've never been to the US. There is no "just walk there" in most of the US. Most places don't have functional mass transit - no busses or local trains or trollys. Even bicycle infrastructure is minimal if it even exists in most places. It's a huge country and everything is far apart. A lot of Americans commute driving up to an hour or more every day to get to work.

Beyond people traveling, everything we need or buy has to be moved around the country. Trains, trucks, planes, and delivery vehicles all require fuel.

Cheap gas is a requirement for our economy to function. If gas is expensive, people drive less and prices go up across the board. If they drive less, they don't go out as often, and if they don't go out, they aren't spending money in the community.

Going to vote today. That's a 12-mile round trip with no public transportation at the edge of town. How about you? Have a walk a couple of blocks?

Wow you are so superior.

No, it wasn't cracked. Even Snopes has a damn article on this.

We have a pic of the bullet, which barely dinged him, in flight.