Spot an American at a hundred paces proposing that you either have the money to buy batteries yourself, or else you should just eat it and suffer

A Tesla powerwall won't help with trains and traffic lights. Those are important to me as well.

unlike americans, people in europe don't just huddle in their own fortresses afraid to even take a step outside without riding in tanks.

power cuts affect more than just your home.

"Don't expect the government to do anything, give money to big corporations instead"

And then he chooses the one big corporation which has a guy in the government.