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Gas prices and racism

American Thinker:

By Bill Weckesser

The answer to high gas prices is to fight back — and have some fun doing so.  I suggest a phone call to the local office of your senator and representative to complain about racist energy policies.  Public policies that specifically victimize people “of color,” as high energy costs do, are by definition racist policies.

I’d recommend calling the local office since there’s a good chance you’ll speak to a staff member who might be a younger person open to influence.  I know: members of Congress are not.  But if your experience is like mine, you’ll get a lot of silence when you calmly and politely explain to them that because high energy costs disproportionately hurt blacks and other minorities, these policies are mean and hateful, and you find them disgusting and racist.  For a young Democrat staff member, this is mind-numbing.

But some young people look to be waking up.  In the recent Quinnipiac poll that found Americans giving broad support (71% to 22%) for banning Russian oil at the cost of higher pump prices, it’s interesting to note where there was some resistance.  The age bracket with the largest opposition (35%) was 18 to 34.  And the races with the largest opposition were Black at 37% and Hispanic at 32%. more

8 Comments on Gas prices and racism

  1. @Tony R March 15, 2022 at 11:35 pm

    > they will mandate separate prices for blacks and whites, or subsidies for blacks to buy their gas

    As long as they don’t make them use separate pumps, Americans deserve it.

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