nothing more capitalist than being stuck on traffic because car is the only option
this post was submitted on 08 May 2025
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Nothing more capitalist than expecting vast amounts of free infrastructure from the government
Like roads???????
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Just wanted to tell you, I chuckled. Thanks.
I'm also confused. Is the guy you replied to piling on jokingly -- or just ignorant. We may never know.
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Can confirm, i live in the Netherlands and the bike lanes here are painted red because they are communist.
In the US we would only paint them red to hide the bloodstains after a cybertruck runs over them.
as an american, i think we could use a little communism.
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Fun fact. Not actually just paint. They use different colored alphant altogether. It's why it's so vibrant and never fades.
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....."
His only argument against bike lanes is "there unamerican" XD Nothing about reducing traffic, helping the environment, being healthy, saving money, just unamerican.
TBF unamerican does sum up the things you've listed pretty well
Exactly, all those things are unamerican.
American here. I can confirm that >99% of the dumbasses here will absolutely trade all of those things for a car.
@blandfordforever @hOrni
Bikes aren't unAmerican. Car manufacturers are a criminal cartel. Look what America looked like before car and oil companies destroyed our light rail infrastructure so they could sell more cars. #FuckCars https://youtu.be/lx6km37pC3U
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!
Meanwhile, this motherfucker would let Putin shit in his mouth.
I agree. We need roads dedicated for cyclists. I hate bike lanes. They're super unsafe.
Make every other road cyclist-only. Its easy.
Why repeat this garbage and give it more airtime than it deserves?
SCHLAPP: Yeah, well, and get rid of the bus lanes, too.
Yaay one more lane! No more traffic
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
As a socialist I wouldnt mind bike lanes to be a communist value lol.
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.
Newsmax just bringing matinee movie theater ushers on to give random political opinions now
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!
North American food production involves all of those, so capitalism still wins!
Well, you ain't been doin' nothin' if you ain't been called a Red~♪
If you've marchеd or agitated, you're bound to hear it said.
Shouldn't have watched that. Definitely lost brain cells.
I hate all traffic equally. Teleporters can't be invented fast enough.
that's called public transport, particularly high speed rail