don't give them ideas
KindnessIsPunk
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Poll: Americans overwhelmingly want Trump to obey court rulings, but MAGA Republicans ~~are split~~ are traitors.
FTFY
Honestly I don't mind trucks or SUVs specifically but vehicles are getting way too big on average, I mean the F150 is North America's best selling vehicle (*edit: I have since learned as of 2024 that spot actually belongs to the RAV4) since forever. It's a problem of misaligned incentives.
There's an exception carved out for large vehicles in the EPA guidelines that hold them to less stringent emissions standards which incentivizes building larger vehicles 1
Large cars are also incentivized by our crash safety rating system which only takes into account the mortality rate of those inside the car as apposed to average related fatalities. This means it will prioritize safety of those in the vehicle, which has led to our average fatalities increasing. 2
As an unintended side effect this also damages roads much faster because vehicle weight per axle determines the magnitude of the damage a vehicle does to the road. 3 anecdotally this makes me concerned for the additional weight that electric cars add.
Also as vehicles increase in weight the amount of microplastics put into the air as a by product of tire wear increase. 4
As cars increase in size (and therefore weight) the downsides are exponential.
it's amazing how Republicans keep proving they're just the worst people imaginable and every four to eight years after they're ousted for being the horrible people that they are people forget and let them back in
I understand it's a consequence of the first past the post system but it just sucks.
i prefer mine a bit lighter but that is one admirable piece of toast
Honestly social housing fell out of fashion it used to be way more common but NIMBYs made them impossible to build, hell even now could you imagine trying to build them with the conservative crowd?
Same vibes as when they were going on about "clean" coal.
Conflating the Conservatives and Liberals because of some ideological overlap isn't useful.
Let's lay it out plainly, we prevented the worst case scenario but it still moved us to the right. We need to advocate for left wing policies and do our best to keep our politician's honest. However we won't see results until we can apply direct pressure with votes, neglecting the adoption of a more progressive voting system was the true failure of the Trudeau government.
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The world is so fucked, they could create a machine that grinds orphans into bullets to kill single mothers and 45% of the population would support it if it was pitched by Their Guy ™️
At least you don't have a co-worker that messages you Happy Fri-yay! and Happy Fri-yay eve!
My granny would be proud.