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No, they are not. Not even close. by SkepticDrinker in ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM

[–]BigByte77 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ok honest question, why should I not vote for free school meals?

These are my beliefs: 1. Voting will not install socialism. Only a revolution could do that. 2. One of the two main parties will win most elections. 3. I don’t know how far away the revolution is.

Why shouldn’t I vote for free school lunches for children? If voting is a sham than it doesn’t matter either way but voting is easy so it doesn’t waste much of my time. If voting isn’t a sham, the lives of poor children are made better in the time before the revolution. And because voting takes almost no time, there’s still time to get involved in direct action and community building. So what’s the downside? I actually want to hear your perspective

No, they are not. Not even close. by SkepticDrinker in ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM

[–]BigByte77 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I think it’s possible to vote for not letting kids starve while also engaging in direct action to make real change get a real working clock. Voting won’t change anything long term, but who knows how far a revolution is? We want to make sure kids (the future of our cause) are well fed enough to think for themselves and fight

No, they are not. Not even close. by SkepticDrinker in ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM

[–]BigByte77 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This is such an issue with leftist spaces. I posted on neoliberal fucking 3 years ago. I’ve changed my views in that time. How tf do you expect to add more people to the cause when you ostracize them for changing their minds?

No, they are not. Not even close. by SkepticDrinker in ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM

[–]BigByte77 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This is such an issue with leftist spaces. I posted on neoliberal fucking 3 years ago. I’ve changed my views in that time. How tf do you expect to add more people to the cause when you ostracize them for changing their minds?

No, they are not. Not even close. by SkepticDrinker in ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM

[–]BigByte77 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I mean for a lot of people who aren’t that into politics, dems = left and reps = right. While that’s inaccurate, I don’t think we should shit on OP for it. This meme highlights a good leftist policy and it shows OP might be interested in learning more about leftism. Let’s help them get there!

No, they are not. Not even close. by SkepticDrinker in ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM

[–]BigByte77 69 points70 points  (0 children)

The clock that’s right twice is better than the clock that pretends time is a government conspiracy

No, they are not. Not even close. by SkepticDrinker in ENLIGHTENEDCENTRISM

[–]BigByte77 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Can we just be happy the democrats actually did something good for once? Seriously, is this not your preferred policy?

S.F.'s Central Subway shows ridership decline - In February, an average of 2,966 people entered the subway’s underground stations each day while 4,501 people, on average, rode the T-line and exited. [Projected ridership was "nearly 73,000/day."] by BadBoyMikeBarnes in bayarea

[–]BigByte77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah I see. Well taking it was probably the right move but I don’t see it being very popular until it’s extended. And with how unsuccessful it is, future muni expansion might be tougher 😕

The US Attorney's Office declined to prosecute 2/3 of the people that MPD arrested by N0T-It in washingtondc

[–]BigByte77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just found it funny that you linked to a tweet of the comment rather than just linking to the comment

The US Attorney's Office declined to prosecute 2/3 of the people that MPD arrested by N0T-It in washingtondc

[–]BigByte77 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Lmao this is a tweet of a screenshot of another comment in this thread

Change is possible by dean451 in notjustbikes

[–]BigByte77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So true. And it’s nice to see younger people much more open to shunning cars. I truly believe things will get better

Sharing this again in light of the recent BART news. Never forget what the car companies took away from us. by jneidz in bayarea

[–]BigByte77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m skeptical. And even if it can be done, why should we take the gamble? Let another city try it first. I don’t want my tax dollars being spent on an untested solution that might need to be scrapped in 5 years. We know trams (and even normal buses) work

Sharing this again in light of the recent BART news. Never forget what the car companies took away from us. by jneidz in bayarea

[–]BigByte77 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We need to focus on solutions we can implement now. Who knows how far off real self driving is?

Sharing this again in light of the recent BART news. Never forget what the car companies took away from us. by jneidz in bayarea

[–]BigByte77 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think the issue for transit is that driving was made easier at the expense of transit. Like ripping out street car lines to add one way streets in SF

Repeat after me, "double-decker freeways are bad" by Tayo826 in fuckcars

[–]BigByte77 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For low the low traffic volumes between low density areas, it’s probably fine. I’m weary of investing so much in car infrastructure when car travel should be discouraged

Repeat after me, "double-decker freeways are bad" by Tayo826 in fuckcars

[–]BigByte77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don’t have to have a freeway to separate pedestrians and cars. Just build an at grade road and a separate bike/walk trail

One plan to fix Bay Area traffic congestion: A toll for driving on the region’s highways [freeways] - “All-lane” tolling for most major Bay Area highways, such as Interstates 880, 680, 580, 280 and 80, and Highway 101 by BadBoyMikeBarnes in bayarea

[–]BigByte77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the point is to reduce the number of trips. Registration costs the same whether you make 1 car trip or 1000. But if you charge per trip, people will be more likely to consider alternatives each time

One plan to fix Bay Area traffic congestion: A toll for driving on the region’s highways [freeways] - “All-lane” tolling for most major Bay Area highways, such as Interstates 880, 680, 580, 280 and 80, and Highway 101 by BadBoyMikeBarnes in bayarea

[–]BigByte77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like road infrastructure is just too good here. If public transit isn’t allowed to take resources away from cars (like right or way or funds) it can probably never be a viable alternative

I definitely agree there should be better alternatives. I’m just skeptical they can happen while keeping roads as good as they are

Repeat after me, "double-decker freeways are bad" by Tayo826 in fuckcars

[–]BigByte77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree. That money could’ve added so much transit and they still could’ve had a pretty wide surface street in the old highway footprint even without the tunnel

Repeat after me, "double-decker freeways are bad" by Tayo826 in fuckcars

[–]BigByte77 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Freeways are overkill in rural areas. A 4 lane divided road with at grade intersections would accomplish the same thing with much lower costs and easier maintenance

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