Just saw on FNC the interview of a Tesla owner from St. Louis whose car battery died in the cold. But he was not daunted and was “rocking the Tesla hoodie”. A full-on Libtard.
We're wired to prefer consistency over correctness, so I'd not totally discount the dude's brain power based on one interview (and I'm sure the news org totally cherrypicked its clip). Smart people fall for things all the time.
Thank you :), but the left won't vote for me because of my views on guns, government spending, social programs, and liberty, and the right won't vote for me because of my views on drugs, gay marriage, religion, and militarism. Both sides would reject me on abortion.
I'd be left with the libertarians, many of whom would reject me for not being a true libertarian since I'm also an incrementalist.
So, I'd be left with my readership and perhaps a few more :).
Thanks for those insights! Please consider writing future columns - or directing us to previous columns with your marvelous use of hypertext links - on your views on abortion, religion, militarism and incrementalism. I really wish you would write a book with your thoughts about EVERYTHING in the political realm. Your writing is thought provoking at the very least and causes me to assess where and why I agree or differ with you. Maybe you could become the libertarian version of VDH where you write books on various topics.
It's even easier (easiest) to "just say" you're going to electrify your fleet in 12 years. After that, you can keep moving the goal-posts and blaming - well, blame whatever. This way you get to sit at the Cool Kids table AND keep your company. Toyota's chairman (sitting atop the largest car manufacturer on the planet) doesn't play such games. https://www.carscoops.com/2023/10/toyota-chairman-says-people-are-finally-seeing-reality-of-evs/
Thank God there are still 20 percent of us who are immune to high-class opinions like Net Zero. But the 80 percent are doing us a lot of damage in the meantime. Tax is by far my biggest household bill and it's getting harder to harder to keep up. It's also getting harder and harder to NOT resent the people who bought into all of this. Like my virtue-signalling peers, some of whom invested in electric cars. Oh my goodness talk about stress! My sister-in-law took an anxiety-riddled drive from Kitchener to Ottawa, nervously checking battery power the whole way, not a charger station in sight.
I think (hope) the EV push will be damaged after this recent midwest cold snap we had, and the downed Teslas in Chicago. If I had had an EV this past weekend I would have been stranded at home needing a ride instead of getting a jump-start from my sister Saturday night and a new car battery on Sunday morning. Madness
Just saw on FNC the interview of a Tesla owner from St. Louis whose car battery died in the cold. But he was not daunted and was “rocking the Tesla hoodie”. A full-on Libtard.
Admitting you were sold a bill of goods on TV is a difficult thing for most people.
I think he was deep into cognitive dissonance. But then again, that mostly happens to those with some capacity for critical thinking 😁
Certainly.
We're wired to prefer consistency over correctness, so I'd not totally discount the dude's brain power based on one interview (and I'm sure the news org totally cherrypicked its clip). Smart people fall for things all the time.
Peter, I wish you would run for President on the Libertarian Party ticket and straighten this country out! 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
Haha. Perhaps a handful of people would vote for me, but I "fail" on too many single-issue positions.
I suspect your three major failings are your honesty, forthrightness and brilliance 😁
Thank you :), but the left won't vote for me because of my views on guns, government spending, social programs, and liberty, and the right won't vote for me because of my views on drugs, gay marriage, religion, and militarism. Both sides would reject me on abortion.
I'd be left with the libertarians, many of whom would reject me for not being a true libertarian since I'm also an incrementalist.
So, I'd be left with my readership and perhaps a few more :).
Thanks for those insights! Please consider writing future columns - or directing us to previous columns with your marvelous use of hypertext links - on your views on abortion, religion, militarism and incrementalism. I really wish you would write a book with your thoughts about EVERYTHING in the political realm. Your writing is thought provoking at the very least and causes me to assess where and why I agree or differ with you. Maybe you could become the libertarian version of VDH where you write books on various topics.
It's even easier (easiest) to "just say" you're going to electrify your fleet in 12 years. After that, you can keep moving the goal-posts and blaming - well, blame whatever. This way you get to sit at the Cool Kids table AND keep your company. Toyota's chairman (sitting atop the largest car manufacturer on the planet) doesn't play such games. https://www.carscoops.com/2023/10/toyota-chairman-says-people-are-finally-seeing-reality-of-evs/
Eric Hoffer must be spinning in his grave.
Thank God there are still 20 percent of us who are immune to high-class opinions like Net Zero. But the 80 percent are doing us a lot of damage in the meantime. Tax is by far my biggest household bill and it's getting harder to harder to keep up. It's also getting harder and harder to NOT resent the people who bought into all of this. Like my virtue-signalling peers, some of whom invested in electric cars. Oh my goodness talk about stress! My sister-in-law took an anxiety-riddled drive from Kitchener to Ottawa, nervously checking battery power the whole way, not a charger station in sight.
People never learn. SMDH.
I think (hope) the EV push will be damaged after this recent midwest cold snap we had, and the downed Teslas in Chicago. If I had had an EV this past weekend I would have been stranded at home needing a ride instead of getting a jump-start from my sister Saturday night and a new car battery on Sunday morning. Madness