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[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 27 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Jesus fucking Christ. I get advocating for less car reliance but cheering the deaths of people just for owning cars is beyond fucked.

[–] L3dpen@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Valencia registers about 50 deaths by car accident per year, 1/3 of the deaths that the floods caused in the city. If you look at Spain as a whole, car deaths per year are much, much higher. Depending on how long it takes roads to unblock and cars to be replaced, this may in total be a win for human lives...

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Who are cheering the death? The post had no mention of dead people.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The comment was removed but it was there and it had a depressing number of up votes.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

This one?

Wow, 2 opvotes vs 52 downvotes. Soo depressing.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz -1 points 11 months ago

The post was new at the time and there were no downvotes.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Its black humor, not cheering the deaths of people. It's pointing out that we've been warning the world for years that exactly this will happen, and now it has in a way that resembles a system correcting itself. There's no joy in hilighting this, just ironic tragedy and the laughter of the gallows.

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

"I will shed no tears for any car owner killed in this disaster. They got what they deserved. For everyone else, I wish I knew where to donate toward any relief funds.” -- SatouKazuma@lemmy.world

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The comment is likely gone now but there was someone cheering in the comments.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

And had they replied to that comment they would have had a point.