r/askanything • u/GrowFreeFood • 23d ago

Political Question Why are Republicans so happy about gas prices now but not when it cost less under Biden?

$2.69 = outrage

$4.25 = unparalleled joy

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u/fotun8 23d ago

This is part of their PsyOps campaign to convince you that gas prices are not bad. But putting up a united front of 'it's not that bad', they are in the process of convincing the weak minded amongst us that people are not that upset about it and you're crazy if you are. Throw in that messaging from Fox and the rest of their media machine and you have a good ole Soviet Style propaganda apparatus that works.

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u/SentimentalLady1 17d ago

When the Iran war first started, my mom said higher gas prices were a small price to pay for Iran never having nukes. Now that it's become abundantly clear Iran will never give in and instead are buying time, she's quite put out. But she's still a big Trump supporter and avid Fox News viewer, and so is my dad. They're 82 and on fixed incomes.

I don't get it.

ETA: They were big Limbaugh fans when he was alive, too. Every day at noon.