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Oil spill from Shell pipeline fouls farms and a river in a long-polluted part of Nigeria (apnews.com)

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[–] Raphael 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Oil is a natural substance so it doesn't pollute anything". - A liberal.

[–] sangle_of_flame 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think you got downvoted because people thought you meant liberal in the American sense, rather than the "status quo neoliberal" sense

[–] Raphael 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Liberals in america literally said Oil doesn't pollute the ocean because it's a natural substance.

[–] sangle_of_flame 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What I meant was "the common person in the US generally has learned the term 'liberal' as vaguely meaning 'progressive' or 'byname for the Democrat party'", and will not understand that you're using the term in the 'neoliberal,which encompasses both primary US parties, so it's here a byname for capitalist' sense

and that that's probably why they're downvoting your comment