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minus-squareHappySkullsplitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up97·4 days agoJust because they’re EVs… What other technological innovations have political parties been (corrupt) allergic to? I know Edison lobbied hard against AC power systems but there must be tons of examples over the years
minus-squaregressen@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up46·4 days agoTrain transport, public transportation in general.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoIt’s crazy how if you’d asked me about vaccine hesitancy and conspiracy theories in 2019 I would’ve told you that extreme left wing hippy nut jobs are the archetype I associate with it, but then COVID hit and bam! Now it’s the right wing nut jobs
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoYeah you haven’t really heard much out of the “vaccines aren’t vegan enough” crowd for the last couple election cycles, have you?
Just because they’re EVs…
What other technological innovations have political parties been (corrupt) allergic to?
I know Edison lobbied hard against AC power systems but there must be tons of examples over the years
Train transport, public transportation in general.
Renewable energy.
vaccines
It’s crazy how if you’d asked me about vaccine hesitancy and conspiracy theories in 2019 I would’ve told you that extreme left wing hippy nut jobs are the archetype I associate with it, but then COVID hit and bam! Now it’s the right wing nut jobs
Yeah you haven’t really heard much out of the “vaccines aren’t vegan enough” crowd for the last couple election cycles, have you?
Hemp