vividspecter@lemm.ee to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoWhy is the right at war with cyclists? We’re not ‘wokerati’ – we’re just trying to get around | Zoe Williamswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up1411arrow-down118cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·3 months agoBecause car is freeeeddddooommmm.
minus-squaren2burnslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 months agoAnd as we know all too well from history, enabling other freedoms (women’s suffrage, marriage equality, or now getting around by bike) disrupts those already established freedoms!
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoFor many drivers, a car is debt in addition to a large recurring expense. Debt == freedom?
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months agoYea thats pretty much the lie we are sold and forced to participate in for most of car centric North America.
Because car is freeeeddddooommmm.
And as we know all too well from history, enabling other freedoms (women’s suffrage, marriage equality, or now getting around by bike) disrupts those already established freedoms!
For many drivers, a car is debt in addition to a large recurring expense.
Debt == freedom?
Yea thats pretty much the lie we are sold and forced to participate in for most of car centric North America.