US energy department rebrands gas exports 'molecules of freedom' (bbc.co.uk) 12 points by jeffwass 7y ago ↗ HN
[–] dTal 7y ago ↗ "President Donald Trump's administration rebrands petro-fuel as 'freedom'"If this were satire 10 years ago, it would have been regarded as sophomoric and over-the-top, Michael Moore-esque.Pinch me. [–] low_poly_shiba 7y ago ↗ didn't americans do "Freedom Fries" like 15 years ago?let's not act like this is unprecedented [–] dTal 7y ago ↗ Indeed, which is why it would read as bad satire.The only thing that could possibly be even more on-the-nose in the G. W. Bush era would be rebranding oil "freedom juice".
[–] low_poly_shiba 7y ago ↗ didn't americans do "Freedom Fries" like 15 years ago?let's not act like this is unprecedented [–] dTal 7y ago ↗ Indeed, which is why it would read as bad satire.The only thing that could possibly be even more on-the-nose in the G. W. Bush era would be rebranding oil "freedom juice".
[–] dTal 7y ago ↗ Indeed, which is why it would read as bad satire.The only thing that could possibly be even more on-the-nose in the G. W. Bush era would be rebranding oil "freedom juice".
[–] NikolaeVarius 7y ago ↗ Someone, somewhere was paid to do this. More likely, a team of people were paid to research and test different variations of branding natural gas and possibly test on live people.I wonder how they feel about their jobs.
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 25.8 ms ] threadIf this were satire 10 years ago, it would have been regarded as sophomoric and over-the-top, Michael Moore-esque.
Pinch me.
let's not act like this is unprecedented
The only thing that could possibly be even more on-the-nose in the G. W. Bush era would be rebranding oil "freedom juice".
I wonder how they feel about their jobs.