Thread by @l78lancer

FOR THE RECORD:

Because it's already happening, let's address it now and dispatch with the BS.

Once again, the GOP will use Solyndra b!tching and scare tactic to undermine all aspects of the infrastructure bill concerning global warming. We need to stop them in their tracks.

Back in the mid 2000s, Solyndra costed on the order of $500 million, but it failed in part because the price of solar dropped so precipitously that the project became non-cost effective. It was driven largely by the influence of the Chinese solar market,...

...which the USA dragged its feet, didn't invest, and allowed their dominance to happen. Yet 2 days of war in Afghanistan costed $600 million.

NEVER ONCE DID THE REPUBLICANS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE COST OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR OVER A 20-YEAR PERIOD, LIKEWISE WITH THE COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY IRAQ WAR.

So, we know that cost is really not the issue.

Now consider this: Not every oilfield, gas deposit, or mineral deposit explored by Big Oil, natural gas, or big coal bear fruit, yet those failure cost billions that are passed on to consumers. Yet industries persist with support from the government with tax breaks.

There is nothing rational about the GOPs arguments against addressing global warming. The US will never develop anything if we don't invest in anything, and sometimes there will be fits and starts. There will be failures on the road to success. That happens in anything.

So we can't allow the republicans and corporate interest to steal and redirect the narrative in order to derail addressing global warming. It's too critical.

So let's nip the BS in the bud.

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