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Apropos of nothing, Saudi Arabia is the definition of a petro-state.
Chickens. Coming home. Roosting. Etc.
So is Canada. How's your forest fires?
I won't say I didn’t have a bit of schadenfreude when Fort McMurray burned.
Also remember the west (Brits and Americans) empowered them. Hell, most of the Saudi Family grew up in one of those places.
Your comment was probably off handed but I just wanna clarify that muslims aren’t to blame for our oil addiction, rich people are
I agree, but to some degree, people own their government, and this government is, more than many, responsible for much of the causes of climate change.
I'd say the same thing if Florida sinks into the sea, or South Texas and Louisiana are swamped, or north Alberta catches fire.
This is like blaming grape farmers for drunk drivers.
How is it our fault? We thought you will make jelly and fertilizers from it, instead you burn it to move your cyclist-crushing F-150s.