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Just head on over to the FuckCars community. Tons of ableism in there to witness.
Yeah, that's generally the issue with a 'Fuck' mentality.
Not "YayTransit" or something, but just relentless bemoaning cars and all who dare to use them. Such a community approach may serve the circle-jerk of those in agreement, but doesn't really do anything to change the status quo closer to what they want.
Walkable stuff is nice, as is transit as it works so I'm on board for improvements to make that more feasible, but it's kind of off putting the way they counduct themselves a good amount of the time.
oh really ? in relation to the fact that some people need a car in order to get around because of their disability ?
Like?
Assuming everyone lives in a city where the weather is mild, the distances to things are short, there is reliable public transportation, and has significant infrastructure in place for walking/biking. Also assuming that everyone using a car instead of biking/walking is just being lazy, without spending a second to consider the elderly or infirm.
Could you elaborate about what you mean here? It appears to me as if the people participating in fuck cars are more bemoaning the lack of these things. The people frequenting that comm will be the first to complain that the vast majority of Americans have abysmal choices for non-automobile transportation.
This, I just simply dont see in that comm. I feel like the people in fuck cars comm would be the first ones to argue that the elderly and infirm are oftentimes the first ones to suffer due to lack of good public transportation options. Casting the fuck cars community as ableist and ignorant to the struggles of the disabled seems unfair - given how the mass transit community are some of the primary champions of low floor trams, paratransit, accessible stations with elevators, designated priority seating, etc...
I got banned from there for calling out their bullshit.
sure I was an asshole, but those people are so far up their own asses I didn't think they'd notice.