this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2024
51 points (98.1% liked)

europe

1810 readers
110 users here now

Includes Turkey, the UK, and Georgia.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] miz@hexbear.net 24 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

it's presented like weather or the natural state of things, you're not allowed to ask why the energy costs are high

reminds one of O'Malley-Dillon and Plouffe and Cutter talking about "PoLiTiCaL hEaDwInDs"

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 days ago

It does seem like people are starting to clue in though. At first, most people didn't see impact on their daily lives and that made state propaganda effective, but now as the material conditions continue to decline it's becoming less palatable by the day.