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[–] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Weird aside, but Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Is actually kind of base on a true story. Oil, tire, and car companies did actually conspire to dismantle Los Angeles' then extensive street car network, and then pretty much every other major American city too.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy

[–] dickalan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Yeah. I kind of figured as much, there is so much truth hidden fiction. It’s Astounding