Cars <—> Fascism

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    18 hours 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.

  • TheMightyCat@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

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

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      Here in America the bike lanes are painted red because thats the blood of bicyclists who are hit staying in their bike lane. As our drivers are swerving lanes as they watch tiktok on their phone while driving.

      “BUMPBUMP!! Hey! Whoa! That’s a weird place for a speed bump…”

    • snooggums@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      In the US we would only paint them red to hide the bloodstains after a cybertruck runs over them.

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          23 hours ago

          The downward sloped hood should push people underneath. The wheels and weight are enough to grind someone and their bike underneath like a meat crayon with some chunky bits.

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            19 hours ago

            given it’s issues with anything other than flat, level, dry terrain, I would suspect it would lose traction, capsize, shut down, catch fire, or any combination of those the moment the tires break skin and liquid becomes involved.

    • LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee
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      20 hours ago

      Fun fact. Not actually just paint. They use different colored alphant altogether. It’s why it’s so vibrant and never fades.

  • hOrni@lemmy.world
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    1 day 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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    21 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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    1 day 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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      18 hours 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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    1 day 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

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    1 day ago

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

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    24 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!