Sigh.
The point that I was trying, and obviously failed, to make was that engaging in something stupid and foolish as shutting down an internet system that is used by thousands of people who might have otherwise shared your outrage over internet controls makes as much sense as acts of terrorism against an oil company over fuel prices would. All you are doing is providing your 'oppressor' with more a more powerful position and alienating any potential allies to your cause.
And as for the price of gas, which really was just meant to be viewed as an example here, I do know how much more expensive it is in Europe than it is in Canada; with several
possible mitigating factors being that many Europeans enjoy shorter commutes and much superior public transit systems than we do, that Canada does actually produce a significant quantity of crude oil and that Canada is a pretty damn big country with the majority of its' population hugging the south end of it making for a fairly long cross-country trip (about 4800 km, if you're a crow with a gps).
And more to the point, my example was based on the fact that our (and everybody's) fuel prices fluctuate wildly, for no real good reason at all. Here in 2008 they dropped as low as $.67/litre and today they are expected to hit $1.37/litre. That's enough to cloud anyone's judgement.
And for the record; I am not, nor have I ever been, an American.
I'm a Australian immigrant living in Canada complaining about stuff to anyone who doesn't have the sense or foresight to have a pressing engagement.
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