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Republicans threaten to deport Mamdani, conduct mass roundups in response to New York mayoral primary in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago

He's also studied a lot of revolutions and it all fits in with the sort of things that have happened in all of those revolutions. So it's strangely believable

How are you pro-bike and anti-bike lane??? in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

[–] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I'm all for separated bike lanes etc. They're nicer and safer than riding on the road. however when that doesn't exist the safest way to ride is to behave like a car, so holding the leave etc. Otherwise people try to squeeze past you or your less visible and it gets really dangerous

Nobody takes a train from Germany to France in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

[–] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone 16 points 1 month ago

I'm from Australia and wouldn't have been able to confidently say there wasn't a tunnel between Ireland and England. There are long tunnels in a few places and one there wouldn't be too surprising to me

Here Is Everything That Has Changed Since Congestion Pricing Started in New York in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

[–] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

However trams are a hell of a lot slower moving than a subway because they still have to deal with surface intersections etc. When there's a good subway system it makes transit really fast, much faster than trams

I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It won't win anyone to your side if you're trying to convince them and say that though. That'll just harden them in their views.

If you really want to reduce the influence of the right then you'd want to stop that sort of language spreading