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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yet as a country they buy their oil and supply them weapons, but this is a bridge too far I suppose.

Argh I'm so upset by this betrayal I'm going to type something on the internets.

That'll solve it.

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

US imports of Saudi oil have not been significant for awhile now, North American oil production has increased massively over the past several decades. The US has actually been energy independent and a net exporter for around 5 years or so I think.

I don't think many Americans are happy about the US relationship with Saudi Arabia but it doesn't get shoved in their faces often so when comedians act like this it becomes an avenue for that anger to be expressed. Many Americans have parasocial relationships with comedians, and/or have this idea that they are "fearless truth-tellers", so it hits a lot different compared to abstract foreign policy and people get a lot more easily riled up about it.

[–] etherphon@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago

and/or have this idea that they are “fearless truth-tellers”

They kinda were... some 50 years ago.