if you're a status quo liberal or a "progressive democrat" or a christian republican, i understand why you're upset about this. you're not getting what you voted for, and this is probably not in your short term self-interest.
but i'm not one of you.
i didn't vote for this, either. i can't even vote in the united states at all. but, this is unfolding like a fever dream for an eco-anarchist, evangelical atheist, revolutionary socialist.
we've tried everything to get you fucking idiots to consume less oil and you won't fucking listen.
let's try hiking the prices. maybe that'll work.
and let's see how long the iranian regime lasts for when it's people begin suffering from bread and meat shortages. we know the regime will tell it's people to eat cake. good. it's in the people's self-interest to rise up and fight.
i didn't expect any of this, but i couldn't imagine or ask for something better than this. the americans just need to follow through on it, now. i certainly hope that they do.
the rest of the world should be reacting by rapidly shifting to renewables, including to electric vehicles.
however, i want to discourage bombing desalination facilities. iran does not rely on desalination, but the gulf states do. that's not a good idea.
meanwhile, there needs to be concrete support for opposition groups on the ground.