The claim made at left is total BS. It’s not that synthetic fuels aren’t possible, rather that:
1) The concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere is about 400 PPM, or about 0.04%, meaning that the other 99.96% is something else (mostly nitrogen). For this idea to have any merit, it needs point sources of CO2, e.g., coal plants or concrete manufacturing facilities, where concentrations are north of 30%.
2) The chemical reactions required for this concept are hugely endothermic, meaning that they need enormous quantities of energy; a solar panel is a million miles away from getting the job done.
What the boob at left is saying is partially true, in that only some people in the rest of the world are laughing at the United States.
The vast majority of people I meet from other countries are crying, not literally, but they almost uniformly express their astonishment and profound sorrow that the former envy of the world could have been reduced to a banana republic — and in such a short period of time.
It’s hard to understand how someone can be so apathetic that they sit out an election where what’s at stake is American democracy.
Suppose you’re one of the idiots who believes that Trump is an honest and effective leader, that the 2020 election was rigged, etc. Wouldn’t you go vote for the Republicans in the midterms?
Suppose you understand that Trump is a pathological liar who has wreaked great damage on our nation. Wouldn’t you want to vote against the Republicans?
There are two funny aspects of what JD Vance says here:
1) The Trump administration is by far the most corrupt in the entire history of the United States.
2) Working hard no longer produces a livable wage. Want to be a teacher? Better be prepared to struggle financially.
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