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[–] 85 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

Please begin to restrict fuel for private jets, even if it would be symbolic

Edit : thanks for correction

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  • [–] [S] 82 points 7 months ago (23 children)

    Thanks America and your elected regime for meddling in everyone's lives. You might be shocked to learn your popularity is waning.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah but have you considered Kamala Harris would've been equally bad? 

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

    Even worse, she might have also done the terrible crime of wearing something tan and that would have seriously damaged the reputation of the United States.

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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago (17 children)

    The sad (but unsurprising) thing is, whenever you encourage them to actually take a risk and take some kind of collective action to bring down the pedophile, they say "my job, I'm scared" when in the same paragraph, they talk about how they're one paycheck from utter destruction.

    They don't realize that they literally have nothing to lose at this point.

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

    Why haven’t you gotten rid of Erdogan and Orban yet?

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago*

    Came off as abrasive, but your point stands.

    Political support for the alt-right is booming across Europe. The last thing you European folks need to do is raise your nose at the American tire fire. Deal with your own, before its too late.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Well, it's affecting you now. What are you going to do about it?

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

    Protect my country, should any USians try to invade.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (7 children)
  • [+] -6 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Like those armchairs you sat in when you could have voted and handled the pedophile in a peaceful manner. I just wish that the rest of the world wouldn't have to suffer the consequences of your weakness and stupidity.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Oh right, I forgot to vote! There are ~330m of us, we're not a monolith. I did vote. I'm not getting shot by the fucking SS because some pussy on the other end of an internet connection says there's "more I could be doing". Idiot.

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  • [+] -6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    The conversations I'm having with you should be the ones you have with your fellow countrymen.

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

    Presumptuous of you to think I haven't.

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  • [–] -4 points 7 months ago

    This is a good thing then, I hope that it has resulted in some action from them.

    Honestly, I hope that the May 1st protest becomes the start of a sustained general strike. At this point, that's the only thing that will work, rather than armed rebellion, which I don't think any sane individual wants.

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

    It's always the unexpected things that fight climate change.

    Obligatory fuck politico

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago

    Have they Tried APPEASING Trump even More to Convince him to END the War? BABYING Trump seems to HELP a Lot!

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  • [–] 42 points 7 months ago (12 children)

    Eh. My impression is that most civilian air travel is not truly necessary. Tourism, and stuff that can be done with remote work.

    I worry about stuff like food prices for the poor. Somebody not being able to fly on vacation - not so much.

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  • [–] 36 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    If anything, they should limit fuel for private jets first. If we're talking luxury - that's were it is.

    Not with some poor old chap squished like a sardine inside a Ryanair flight.

    That would do a lot more for the environment and for fuel savings.

    I would love to get on a train and arrive well rested into Amsterdam overnight. Unfortunately, we're not there yet. Hopefully this crisis might speed up more efficient means of transport and reduce tax credits for airline fuel.

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago (7 children)

    I’m thinking of a scenario of a dying family member and not being able to make it to them before they pass away.

    Flying isn’t just for business or tourism. But at the same time, people have had the luxury to be able to live far in distance from their families and friends, because it might just be a short flight away.

    In California, I’ve heard of people working in Silicon Valley and living in Burbank, flying every day to go to work or maybe twice a week.

    That luxury needs to stop. But it should not happen all of a sudden.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    It's Europe, just take the train.

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

    No trains to the north of Norway

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    The shitty train service is literally one of the reasons I started flying. Once you travel >300km it's faster, more reliable (at least compared to German trains) and costs about the same.

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

    I can't build a wind turbine in the middle of the sea with remote work. I need to physically be there and there is usually half way across the planet.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    Reduce EU domestic flights and use the high speed rail network for the short to medium distances.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    A whole 40 flights? I think you will be surprised to learn that during the Long Emergency that humanity will face, we'll be lucky to have 40 flights a year, total for the planet!

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Trump fixes the climate change problem.

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago*

    God bless USA and it's president! For starting a real war! Should we starve? Yes we should, as the war not only brings a win, but also money! Thanks Lord for the president you have given us!!! Let's all starve! /S

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    So we might get more sleep? Good.

    Background: since we moved here, the local airport expanded more and more. They got permission to fly between 22:00 and 06:00 against a lot of local resistance, and host a load of old and extra noisy freight planes.

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  • [–] 21 points 7 months ago (15 children)

    Good. The flight industry as it exists today must disapear.

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  • [–] 32 points 7 months ago (14 children)

    Yes, let billionaires fly and the rest of us should stay on the continent we're born on.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    There is far too much trivial flying for business, and people are flying while avoiding better ways to transport.

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

    Lol business people won't care if the costs go up. They already pay extra to be able to sleep on their Intercontinental flights to go drinking "for business".

    It'll be you and I who won't be able to go on vacation anywhere that requires crossing a major body of water.

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

    You would think business learned during COVID that in person fly-away meetings were a waste of time and money.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    They are, but business people like appearances and micromanagement even more than they like cost-cutting.

    If the CEO's private jet fuel got more expensive, just lay off some employees, duh.

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

    There might be better transportation, but it is more costly. Just take germany for example, it is usually a lot more expensive to travel using long-distance trains than it is to travel by airplane. And not forgetting all the stress you get by travelling with the Deutsche Bahn cos their trains are literally only 60% of the time on time. And that's not including cancelled trains, lol.

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

    Boats have gotten much faster.

    And they said "as it exists today" presumably meaning how often/common it's used.

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

    Most flights are short haul flights lasting from 1 to 3 hours. Commersial flights could very well be replaced by highspeed trains.

    Changing how commersial flights are done does not mean "lets make it impossible for normal people to fly"

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

    How is Poland self sufficient? Do we have any oil?

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Great news!

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