From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:01:11 -0500, Wilson    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 2/20/2026 10:21 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:42:12 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>> On 2/18/2026 3:16 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>> On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:04:13 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Apparently, you have not thought this through. California will get   
   >>>>> refined gasoline from where?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The same place as the other 49.   
   >>>>   
   >>> Obviously, you have not thought this through.   
   >>>   
   >>> Because California requires a unique, environmentally mandated fuel   
   >>> blend and has no pipelines connecting it to other U.S. refining hubs, it   
   >>> acts as a "fuel island," making it reliant on imported fuel.   
   >>>   
   >>> California still has some refineries in the Bay Area and Los Angeles,   
   >>> but it is increasingly forced to import over 60% of its gasoline needs   
   >>>from foreign sources.   
   >>>   
   >>> Where does California get refined gasoline?  From the Bahamas, Asia, and   
   >>> other international suppliers.   
   >>   
   >> Where does montana get it?  Rhode Island?   
   >   
   >"So much of the discourse from the left is pretending not to understand   
   >opposing viewpoints and deliberate misrepresentation. As a tactic this   
   >makes honest discussion impossible.   
   >   
   >Pretending to not understand is a strategic debate tactic used to force   
   >opponents to repeatedly explain their position, which is more like a war   
   >of attrition than it is genuine dialogue. This makes it seem as though   
   >the left is simply seeking clarity when actually the goal is to   
   >undermine the argument without providing a real counter-argument."   
      
   Pretending that my refusal to accept your ideas is simply a matter of   
   not understanding them is a strategic tactic used to force...   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
   <<>> to <<>>   
   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)