Update: US and Israel begin bombing campaign against Iran

[Hanafuda]

the big reason why the average gas price for 1979 is not a good measure here in relation to my statement, is because 39.50 was the absolute peak price of oil

we would have to know the peak gasoline price that year to really see if what I said has merit (if there was a strong relationship)

I assure you, there was nowhere in the USA that a gallon of gas was more than just slightly over 1 dollar at any time in 1979.

 

[x65943]

I assure you, there was nowhere in the USA that a gallon of gas was more than just slightly over 1 dollar at any time in 1979.

1979
Average monthly price, december
$1.07

1972
Average price, by year
$0.36

Sources
https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicle...storical-annual-gasoline-pump-price-1929-2015
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/APU000074714

Oil prices 10x, increase
Gasoline prices, 3x increase

To your point the discrepancy probably comes from fixed costs that go into buying gas such as transport, refining, salary of gas attendants and so on - so while the gasoline price itself increased - it didn't increase 10 fold (due to the fact a lot of that 36 cent price tag was probably not oil itself, but related processing/services)

 

[lordofcombo]

I almost feel sorry for Trump fans (okay... Not at all) trying to defend his stance on Iran. Why? Because there isn't anything remotely coherent. Heck... Even Donald Trump now contradicts himself in the very same speech, apparently.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/09/politics/trump-iran-war-contradictions

If there's ever a war movie about this, you could montage some Benny Hill music under current communications.
Trump: it's very much over!
White house: we've only begun to fight.
Trump: we've won, but not enough!

Trump: Iran has shot everything
Also Trump: they're down to less than 10%

Trump: all their comm is completely gone
Also Trump: their comm is diminished

Trump: they have no navy left!
Iran: *occupies hormuz strait*

Trump: we've sunk 46 ships. No, wait... 50. 51!

Trump: it as Iran who bombed that school!
Trump:... With a generic tomahawk missile.
Trump:... That our intelligence knew nothing about
Trump:... And that they fired while we were bombing them.
Hegseth: ehm... It's actually under investigation.

I feel sorry for you too.Im from middle east and i approve this war.A very necessary one.Iran and israel are destroying the region.Israel trying to steal land,and iran pretending to fight them while destroying all arab countries.

 

[x65943]

I feel sorry for you too.Im from middle east and i approve this war.A very necessary one.Iran and israel are destroying the region.Israel trying to steal land,and iran pretending to fight them while destroying all arab countries.

so your wish is iran and israel are both more or less neutered?

 

[Hanafuda]

1979
Average monthly price, december
$1.07

1972
Average price, by year
$0.36

Sources
https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicle...storical-annual-gasoline-pump-price-1929-2015
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/APU000074714

Oil prices 10x, increase
Gasoline prices, 3x increase

To your point the discrepancy probably comes from fixed costs that go into buying gas such as transport, refining, salary of gas attendants and so on - so while the gasoline price itself increased - it didn't increase 10 fold (due to the fact a lot of that 36 cent price tag was probably not oil itself, but related processing/services)

Yes. And as I mentioned before, simple price inflation. It's always a problem, but from what I can recall (I was a kid) it was a big problem in the 70's.

 

[titan_tim]

1979
Average monthly price, december
$1.07

1972
Average price, by year
$0.36

Sources
https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicle...storical-annual-gasoline-pump-price-1929-2015
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/data/APU000074714

Oil prices 10x, increase
Gasoline prices, 3x increase

To your point the discrepancy probably comes from fixed costs that go into buying gas such as transport, refining, salary of gas attendants and so on - so while the gasoline price itself increased - it didn't increase 10 fold (due to the fact a lot of that 36 cent price tag was probably not oil itself, but related processing/services)

That seems insane.

 

[x65943]

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That seems insane.

In Europe gas prices are usually that high all the time

A few days ago a gallon of gas was like $9 in the Netherlands

 

[lordofcombo]

so your wish is iran and israel are both more or less neutered?

A dream of mine,yes.Iran for the sake of helping palestinisans has destroyed Iraq,Lebanon,Yemen,Syria and the Gulf State.They keep moving their political pawns in Gaza like Sinwar to do 7 October.Lebanon proxy to disturb the gov.The houthi are trained by them.Israel on the other hand is trying to weaken all states potentially hostile to them while annexing poor palestinians land.
Its a very passioning subject of mine.If anyone needs info on the conflict faith aspect of it{ it is the main aspect of it) let me know.

 

[x65943]

A dream of mine,yes.Iran for the sake of helping palestinisans has destroyed Iraq,Lebanon,Yemen,Syria and the Gulf State.They keep moving their political pawns in Gaza like Sinwar to do 7 October.Lebanon proxy to disturb the gov.The houthi are trained by them.Israel on the other hand is trying to weaken all states potentially hostile to them while annexing poor palestinians land.
Its a very passioning subject of mine.If anyone needs info on the conflict faith aspect of it{ it is the main aspect of it) let me know.

I would agree these two states are the ones causing most of the trouble in the middle east

It would actually be pretty great if Iran and Israel both had regime change

 

[Falconcrest64]

The USA sticking its nose where it doesn't belong,as usual...
What else is new?

 

[Flame]

Far right starts war. Other far rights backs them. People in these countries move for safety reasons. Far rights upsets that immigrants move to they country.

Circle of life.

 

[The Catboy]

Far right starts war. Other far rights backs them. People in these countries move for safety reasons. Far rights upsets that immigrants move to they country.

Circle of life.

Look, they just want to know the brown people are being killed. They don't want to have to see the brown people. Seeing the brown people might make them become aware that other people are also people.

 

[plasturion]

There are rumors that on Friday the 13th, the last day of Ramadan, the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount may be attacked by fanatics of the radical Israeli-American sect under a false Iranian flag. We'll see how it actually goes. The red heifers are waiting in the pen for a reason.

 

[x65943]

There are rumors that on Friday the 13th, the last day of Ramadan, the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount may be attacked by fanatics of the radical Israeli-American sect under a false Iranian flag. We'll see how it actually goes. The red heifers are waiting in the pen for a reason.

"radical Israeli-American sect"

What do these words mean

 

[plasturion]

"radical Israeli-American sect"

What do these words mean

Never heard of "christian zionist"? People who believe in eschatological concepts to achieve their own Semitic political goals. A syncretic sect that accept some christian revealed truths. Hastening the Second Coming of Jesus. One of the events was the anointing of Trump by Judeo-Protestants and treating him as the chosen one. One of the goals is to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount.

 

[x65943]

Never heard of "christian zionist"? People who believe in eschatological concepts to achieve their own Semitic political goals. A syncretic sect that accept some christian revealed truths. Hastening the Second Coming of Jesus. One of the events was the anointing of Trump by Judeo-Protestants and treating him as the chosen one. One of the goals is to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem on the Temple Mount.

Will you link me to the actual religious movement you are referencing?

Want to read about that group - just confused why you used the particular name you used - because I would suspect such a group would have a different name

 

[plasturion]

well isn't this one?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism

 

[x65943]

well isn't this one?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism

That is a general name for a large group of people

Again it doesn't really explain why you said "radical Israeli-American sect" and now I'm pretty sure you don't have anything to back up that statement

 

[plasturion]

That is a general name for a large group of people

Again it doesn't really explain why you said "radical Israeli-American sect" and now I'm pretty sure you don't have anything to back up that statement

Yeah blame me, I just like to give my own alias.

 

[Reualed]

Trump is not a fascist.

If not fascist why fascist shaped?

You don't put fake electors in for nothing.
You don't go saying "we need to federalize elections"
And you don't gut every single goddamn check to your power or every individual agency.

You know, misogyny isn't exactly exclusive to misogynist. Or transphobia. Or homophobia. Or xenophobia.
Infact, you do realize that fascists across history have hit almost every single one of those groups in the past. Or paint the opposition as some mix of bought, fake, evil/and morally bankrupt. Strange isn't it that most of the groups mentioned being targeted are in the modern day left are leaning. Surely that's just a coincidence.