Cars <—> Fascism

  • jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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    21 minutes ago

    I agree. We need roads dedicated for cyclists. I hate bike lanes. They’re super unsafe.

    Make every other road cyclist-only. Its easy.

  • doingthestuff@lemy.lol
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    4 hours ago

    Fix suburban and semi-rural neighborhoods - and by that I mean make them walkable and bikeable with public transportation available, and make sure 95% of what you need is in every neighborhood.

    THEN you can squeeze out the old systems. Otherwise you have under-resourced people with no access to anything they need stuck in their homes waiting for their much accelerated deaths.

    That’s so far from an American reality, it feels like a looming poor suburban genocide. Bike lanes are awesome. But there are FAR more places where they don’t exist than where they do.

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      12 minutes ago

      Because it’s obviously ridiculous and we enjoy laughing at it.

      And also, it illustrates the class nature of owning-class car advocacy. News “journalists” don’t just go and make bizarre claims that bike lanes are communist. This is a political decision, to use red scare rhetoric to propagandize on behalf of the motor industry. Historically speaking, the owning class fearmongering, anti-liberalism and anti-communism are core aspects of the historical fascist ideologies. This should not be brushed away as commercial idiot grifting, this is their ideological propaganda coming out.

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    8 hours ago

    Can confirm, i live in the Netherlands and the bike lanes here are painted red because they are communist.

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    7 hours ago

    His only argument against bike lanes is “there unamerican” XD Nothing about reducing traffic, helping the environment, being healthy, saving money, just unamerican.

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    7 hours ago

    Call a fascist a fascist: you’re ruining the meaning of the word! It doesn’t even apply!

    Call bike lanes communist: yes yes very smart and true!

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    7 hours ago

    Newsmax just bringing matinee movie theater ushers on to give random political opinions now

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    7 hours ago

    Why do these people suck so hard?

    As an aside I’m disappointed a connector from the bike path near me to a major state bike trail didn’t go through in the last two years. I think an alder held it up for some petty reason and then the funding deadline ran out. It’ll be at least 4 more years I bet until it can be done again arghh

  • Sirdubdee@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    How dare cyclists own the means of propulsion. Capitalism demands people buy expensive modes of transportation that requires payments to car companies, oil companies, insurance companies, and extra taxes. Get out of here with your free pedaling and infinite parking spaces!