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JeanLucPicard
Whole lotta r/woooosh here but also a lot of people who could do with using the /s.
Dolenmorgul
Intelligence has become a commodity the republicans want nothing to do with and especially not for their voters
copperdomebodhi
You can sense them joking over drinks: "They wouldn't believe Danes bike because they're poor... would they?"
gsynth
I live in Denmark and I own a car. Yes I won the lottery, but that's beside the point.
EaNasirIsABastard
In the Germany people can't even afford to heat their food. They eat icecream straight out the freezer without frying it in doughnut batter.
Megamastermetamememaker
In Luxembourg we're so poor that we had to make all public transportation free in order so that people can use it...
TheLesserOfTwoWeevils
#14 correct way to salute BoJo. Anyone Cameron cycling to work to look good only for everyone to focus on the government car tailing him?
TheLesserOfTwoWeevils
numbers are one off by the way, you didn't mark #4
RalphH
French people living in a huge castle driving to work.
RalphH
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Saint-Michel very beautiful place, visit it!
TheDeceptiTom
I'm actually getting a bike. I found a bike trail. Adds 30 minutes to my commute but Its an investment. Ill drive on bad weather and winter
tr26
Wonderful! That’s 30min of meditation and time to yourself while getting some cardio in :) saves money, too
mcgoober
Gas is so high, it’s cheaper to do cocaine and run everywhere.
faradaywage
I’m like a billiard table - always have an 8-ball in my corner pocket.
thegarts
Wow. I’d hate to make a comment and the whole fricking world reams my ass.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Kind of an inherent risk when you are putting things down in writing on a public platform tho
littlecoatfatguy
Denmark is so safe, it's common to leave your baby in a stroller outside while you go into a store to shop, knowing there's zero risk.
EaNasirIsABastard
You can't do that, you got to bring them in so you pile all the groceries on the baby and they laugh as they are slowly buried.
jekath
I've done this countless times. Outside shops or cafes. I'm a Dane and father of two. And I have a car. I just prefer my bike.
Auxilium
Who the heck would voluntarily take a kid? /s
DetailDevil
But don't leave your bike unlocked because it's gone 2 seconds after.
DoYouLikePinaColada
Hah! This is so true :D At least in the bigger cities
interesseret
Also worth noting that the guy who biked for an hour wasn't complaining... He was bragging.
NoSirIDoNotHaveBoloneyInMyPants
Had an colleague who biked to work over 20kms one way every day all year around. Got a bit chilly once temps dropped below -20.
Wirefish
Imagine living someplace where the heads of state can ride a bicycle without a flotilla of security.
CorgiSpaceKing
We just held "Royal Run", it had the crown prince and his family run with like 80k people to promote health. And he also just biked the tour
CorgiSpaceKing
de france route in Denmark with 18k other people.
GNiko
We need to invent a new word for a whole bunch of burns that are worse than regular burns for this one. Burnocopia? Burnapalooza?
metavale
come now, this is an easy one. burncakke
DenStortalendeMester
McFancyPants
FisseFisseFezFez!
nonickname23
I would swear Republicans get sexually aroused by being intellectually humiliated.
FiveShiftOne
No, they don't care. They know their base isn't interested in truth, they're interested in ammunition. She provided ammunition.
NightmareRangerMask
I would honestly prefer if they did, the fact that most think what they are saying is pure fact and smart haunts me at times.
weaponizedwombat
This was a joy to read. Sometimes I forget that everyone isn't an idiot with no sense of snarky humor, since I live in deep red TN.
DamascusFire
God bless you bud, trying to stay human in that environment must be diffiCULT. Get it.
Morsalbum
i mean... kinda maybe just a little teensy tiny bitty bit because 99% of the replies are by europeans
canibFrank
Feel ya. As much as NJ is a blue state, I live in the red part of it. I think my neighbors believe shit like this ^
youlovemeyouhateme
Touche'. The deep red Kentucky near me sees the deep red Tennessee near you. The red is why we can't have nice things.
HollywoodHells
Louisiana here. It's tough, dude. I feel like I'm surrounded by sitcom characters that are written to be literally too stupid to function.
thinkybrainpains
do you need extraction?
StubbornViking
Best we can do is send you a bike.
thinkybrainpains
can I get a community toothbrush, also?
PrecogFrogOnALog
Sorry, the next community over is using it. You get your turn next month.
forks27
Oh god, the Middle Finger Salute ?
Awmph
We had to get up a half hour before we went to bed, bike 29 hours to work, pay the mill owner and the govt for the privilege of working
Qpnao
Luxury!
homerinchinatown
You try to tell they young people of today that and they wouldn't believe you...
keillrandor
The GOP leadership thanks you for your support :P
keillrandor
(did I really need the /s ? :P )
Awmph
eh. all ppl are idiots. present company excluded, of course.
keillrandor
Oh no - I'm an idiot too - I'm just aware of it :P
canibFrank
Really Dad?
JarlmannViking
Danish people on the struggle of biking in a country flatter than a tween girl.. Have you seen the mountain roads in Norway? Milf lvl curves
drame
Dane here. We are flat in terms of top heigh etc. But we do have tons of annoying as fuck hills. Think low amplitude high frequency.
Euchre
Your similes are, uh... interesting. Do Norwegians have a bike fetish?
JarlmannViking
… in retrospect I went overboard with this comparison-joke, but I posted it and will accept the appropriate downvotes. o7
Euchre
Does cycling increase testosterone levels? Is it the prostate stimulation of the saddle?
ibrokemyselflmao
Made me have to pee more. Which led to anxiety over being caught pissing in someone's rose bushes at 5am
DarthVaderDidNothingWrong
Carla, have you considered you might be full of shit?
SkycladNightStroller
I believe she has not
Awmph
oh, this is rhetorical
backrideup9
No! It's the Danes who are wrong!
TheOneTrueZippy8
She was but a collection of northern Europeans have just kicked it out of her.
Orgazzmatron3000
She knows, but can’t afford a doctor to help her
recury
MrRandom314159
Comparing the US and European travel needs is dumb. Our cities are laid out differently. They're BUILT differently.
Sayagain
45 minutes to bike to work instead of driving 15. Hour and 45 by public transport. This is a bad comparison in most of US cities.
DarknessOfIce
The layout is a choice, and it's not a before/after cars thing. We can build our cities to be good for getting around.
AverySillyName
"no way to change this" says country that already did
TheWhiteBarry
Not to mention the vast majority of our land is rural and suburban, not every square inch developed like some EU countries
mbos14
Yes but if you build your cities with mainly cars in mind thats what you gonne get cause of induced demand causing rush days instead / hours
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Lol, have you been to Europe? Not eVeRy SqUaRe iNcH is developed, they have large rural areas too. They use trains to traverse those.
MrRandom314159
European cities tend to be older, so they're made with walking in mind, but US cities take advantage of large spaces. Encouraging cars.
MrRandom314159
Not to say they don't use cars. Just that the average EU citizen is going to be affected less than the average US citizen.
mbos14
Yes but you can still make walkable cities. Wich has been shown that poeple prefer this and it supports local economies. -/1
mbos14
Unlike the US. My country was also going down this route after ww2 but big protest after children died made us rethink car centric infra.-/2
mbos14
Also about the Eu cities being older failt to keep in mind that many of them have new very recent areas that are still walkable. -/3
poopfiggle
Genuine question. Is this just for commuting and work purposes? What about having to get small children places?
tr26
I used a kid trailer (also used for groceries), but there are all sorts of baby/kid setups and even purpose built bikes
MarioBoon
Schools are located close to where people live here.
Gryphonosiris
Grew up in a neighborhood built under contract to the Navy during WWII, so everything was built surrounding the schools.
TsundereOctopus
I live in the Netherlands, if you Google image search "bak fiets" you'll see loads of photos of cool wheelbarrow / basket bikes for kids.
TsundereOctopus
Parent cycles and can carry several kids in the front. Have also see a few giant ones, one dude cycling with 20 kids. Like an eco school bus
sensuallyeatingsushi
Many people use bikes to commute regularly, or public transport. There are cart-bikes for small children, and children learn to 1/
sensuallyeatingsushi
2/ ride a bike very early, I often see toddlers on tiny push bikes. For those who don't have a car, trains for longer distances
Drix1942
Plenty of options. Yes, they do have cars. Carla Sands is just straight up lying like there's no tomorrow.
poopfiggle
Oh I know they have cars, I’m just trying to see how often they actually have to use them if they tend to bike.
poopfiggle
I realize now it sounded like I believed the first tweet lol. I was genuinely curious the limits to which bikes and public transport is used
ZircZZ
When our kids where little I regularly had one in front and one on the back of my bike. From the age of 5 they had their own bike.
ZircZZ
15-20 minutes to school. Of course we cycled together, it takes time to learn to navigate traffic safely on a bike, even in the Netherlands.
ZircZZ
And yes, we do own a car, if you where wondering. It's just that sometimes the thing isn't needed and thus used for weeks :)
poopfiggle
Thank you for answering! I assumed most people still had cars but used bikes whenever possible. Everything is so spread out in the US
poopfiggle
Also they must use cars when traveling longer distances for trips right? Like to other countries? Genuinely just want to know. Not sarcastic
egoAristippos
Popular service is the luggage valet option. Family drops of luggage before the trip it’s transported to their holiday home ahead of them.
egoAristippos
That is a service of DB German railways in coop with Hermes quite affordable
tr26
In Leipzig, it’s not uncommon to have a single older car for shopping and trips, but trains are more common for inter-city
CommentBot3000
The information I could find says that around 83% has access to a car in Denmark. Public transit is also a very good alternative for travel.
DetailDevil
She is right about denmark cars are expensive. When you buy a car in denmark you buy like 1.5 cars to the state
DetailDevil
That is because we want to encourage green Energy and less polution.
HonHomes
It depends. Some people will take the train, bus or catch a flight, rather than drive for (however far), then rent a car or just use local >
HonHomes
transport (train, bus, taxi) or rent-a-bike. There's also electric scooter rental apps and stuff.
NightmareRangerMask
In Europe their public transit systems, bus train taxi are better as the countries are physically smaller so thats what would be used
caduto11
The countries are the same size as US states. There is no reason that each state cannot have its own functioning public transport
NightmareRangerMask
Completely agree and cities do have public transport, its just not useful in a country setting, for so many reasons. To low char limit tho
poopfiggle
I do think some of the states further west are much bigger. But I agree, public transport should be better funded for many reasons.
PilotOfTheCaribbean
We have these cargo-bikes with a big box in front in a tricycle config, those bikes cost the same as a used car :D
PilotOfTheCaribbean
Google Christiania bike. It’s just easier to get around in these than in a car. This is also mostly Copenhagen, in the countryside…..
PilotOfTheCaribbean
They use cars more
poopfiggle
I see, thank you! I’ve seen pictures of these bikes before. This makes sense.
enheru
More like American infrastructure is built entirely around cars so people can't get around on bikes easily or safely.
Gryphonosiris
Depends on the area, honestly. The one I like to point out is that the whole dismantling of the Red Car Trolley lines in LA in Roger 1/
Gryphonosiris
Rabbit in order to make the freeways and sell cars really did happen, just without cartoon characters, :-P.
Brokecattlefarmer
A lot of days I drive 100+ miles with a few hundred pounds of tools and equipment. Kinda hard to bike that.
mbos14
Yes but what about the short drives? It would also reduce trafic overall. There is even an American car fanatic that prefers NL of US.
OldSchoolNewRules
No one is asking for that, but wouldn't it be nice to get all those single driver cars out of your way?
whatsisname
Nobody is saying there should be no motor vehicles. It's that people shouldn't be driving 6000 lb pickup trucks in cities that never carry
whatsisname
more than 2 grocery bags. It's that most day to day living tasks should be accomplished without driving. No one says we can't have concrete
whatsisname
trucks or delivery vehicles.
NightmareRangerMask
Well when its an hour car ride to get anywhere in the countryside, taking a leisurely 4 hour bike ride too and from work isn't an option.
whatsisname
That's part of the problem, and subsidizing life 60 miles away from where you work or get groceries shouldn't be the government's task.
nabagaca
Even then, trains would be a much better option (*if your infrastructure was still built around it, like it used to be)
NightmareRangerMask
People tend to forget one U.Sstate is bigger than most European countries and USA is almost as big as the European continent
mbos14
Poeple forget that not all trips are between cities. If i where to have to work more then 50 mins bike ride away i would take other options.
NightmareRangerMask
I wasn't talking about cities, and good for you to have that option. I don't when the nearest person is 3 miles away its not about choice.
NightmareRangerMask
The nearest city for me is over an hour away by CAR, so the nearest bike ride for a job that can allow me to survive is hours
whatsisname
Over 50% of all car trips are less than 3 miles. Those don't need to be in cars. The overall size of the USA doesn't matter.
NightmareRangerMask
Yes when you use a general statistic like that its skewed greatly bc majority of car trips are city not country but im talking about country
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
yeah yeah, they forget that... nobody knows that US is big, but this is about cities...
NightmareRangerMask
No one said it was about cities, in the cities the majority walk or use the subway
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
ok.. this isn't about cities, its about commuting to work, you are not commuting to work from California to New York.
whatsisname
No, unfortunately that isn't even remotely the case. If that was true, we wouldn't have the problems we do today.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Was thinking about this in relation to my country (bigger than yours, remember)... The answer is trains. Long haul trains would solve (1
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Most of the problems you're referring to. Cars can fill in the gaps for sure, but the really don't need to be the only option.
NightmareRangerMask
We have trains but i dont know how useful they would be on a day to day basis for commuting since most places arent near train tracks.
Muzfish4
Imagine being an actual diplomat and having this muppet as your boss in the Embassy.
oddmog
So, have you talked to anyone that's had a dayjob with hierarchy then? Meritocracy is as much a fantasy as marxist utopia.
RandAIFlagg
The excuse of every temporarily embarrassed millionaire, "no one recognizes my genius!"
oddmog
Nah, just saying corruption is a part of life, fuckin hate it but part of life. I'm VERY pro social measures, that's a different beast.
RandAIFlagg
Might have been poorly worded then. Pragmatism is one thing but you came off more as casting blame, to me, and probably everyone else.
oddmog
Not the first time, won't be the last. But yeah I don't mind the odd downvote as such and will cop it and stand by the point.
BumbleBeeBeardedGingerBear
... it's a feature, not a bug...
HootSloot
Not uncommon for donors to get cushy ambassadorships, hardly ideal for foreign relations under any administration.
HootSloot
Something to be said about fascists getting rewarded with a post in what they would call a tyrannical Marxist state or some such nonsense.
TheArrestingAbhorrentArrantAbominableAlliterator
I learned from a friend at State that it is actually required in many 1st tier postings because the gov won't foot the bill needed to /1
TheArrestingAbhorrentArrantAbominableAlliterator
throw parties and host social events necessary to maintain the status an Ambassador should have. So they need private wealthy citizens...
TheArrestingAbhorrentArrantAbominableAlliterator
this was rather infuriating but still a "it is what it is" to this friend.
AwesomeName
Do you really want me to go on a rant of what the Trump administration did to the State Department?
PutItInNeutral
We know. He got impeached for his use and abuse of the State Department for political gain.
ItsRainingOutsideAndiDontWantToAdult
BarryTheCyborg
I'm intrigued and it sounds like you're passionate, so yes
RandAIFlagg
Preach!
LeutAldoRaine
Yes please
MKUltraMega
TheArrestingAbhorrentArrantAbominableAlliterator
Azazellosarmour
Is it just me or have the GOP propagandists become cartoonishly simple?
magicrhombus
Always were, and it continues to work.
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
It's all about knowing your audience.
TravelinSoulja
Not just you. But the really sad part is that the dumber it gets, the more it seems to work.
Sipulikeitto
Simple stories for simple people.
lespritdelescargot
It has gone beyond that, it's now abstract stupidity.
Iatesomecoffeecups
They spend a few minutes making a bullshit claim we spend hours debunking it, their supporters mostly listen to them anyway, why ever stop?
Gigglesworth
They don't have to be even intelligable. They will suffer no consequences, as americans will simply take whatever is given, and 1/2.
Gigglesworth
Say "Well, dystopian. But nothing I can do" and won't actively try to fuck over the INDIVIDUALS actively making thousands suffer daily. 2/2
Frozenspokes
Cartoonishly simple works for their base.
Kaleopolitus
Well yeah. Target audiences and all that. And that's not a cutting comment, just a fact; GOP voters eat this shit up. They love it.
DVSBSTrD
Always have been.
BarryTheCyborg
Conservatives always have to pander to the lowest common denominator
ICannotSanctionURBuffoonery
They've really jumped the shark. But its sunk cost. Their idiot cultist base will never see this. They will feel placated, reassured by this
Whooa
Yeah like 30 years ago
Xenarion
Yet it works.
Eiladar
We are now in the 'absurdist' stage of dystopia.
Freakscar
"If it's stupid, but it works, it isn't stupid."
Willowknowsall
#bidengashike is ridiculous wtf
UnBobaLievable
Why do you think its become "Xyz is very bad. They/supporters hate America. They hate God. They hate you." 90% of it is like this.
TheEvenPrez
r/therightcantmeme
morninggloryshade777
Simple minds, simple thoughts. Imbeciles.
TakeYouAway
And it's working
LeftBauer20
It's working. In discord call with friends last night, 7 out of 8 are going to vote GOP for the foreseeable future.
Shoutrr
have you seen their target ?
SmokyDoggg
Well they are talking to imbeciles so you gotta keep it simple, bud
RandomlyAppointedNSAAgent
They realized that they don't have to try anymore. As long as they produce, it will be consumed. Doesn't matter what they produce anymore.
stsword
Texas sent troops to make sure Obama wasn't invading on the say so of Alex Jones who has claimed that Obama was demonically possessed.
ThisIsTheShortestUsernameICouldFind
It may be simple, but it’s working
jeroen94704
And yet it works ... somehow?
STGxDante
They still eat up their own lies. A man will tell you it was antifa who attacked the capital and then smirk and admit he was there. Like?♂
spiffylookingnerfherder
The people they're writing for will see the top tweet, internalize it, and never see or consider the rebuttals no matter how witty.
byrondio
Always have been
Azazellosarmour
Their use of propaganda on the 70s & 80s was far more subtle back when we had the Fairness in Broadcasting Doctrine
putcleverusernamehere
They've come to realize the cult members they're catering to have such short attention spans and are so stupid, that they don't need ...1/2.
putcleverusernamehere
...2/2...to put any effort into their propaganda - they can simply make it up in the back room and hand the script to Fox News
GenXHippie
It’s all they have left.
Munchman347
They tailor their lies to the intelligence level of their target audience...
oddmog
Not just Americans either, Australians have China levels of belief in systems basic numeracy and observation be damned.
kcinsti
Lol wut?
YouMayFindThisMildlyInteresting
??????
kakivara
Cartoonishly simple sounds right. Over Christmas Fox talked about the "Biden Santa Shortage," no shit. Like fucking Joe Biden was the reason
kakivara
that a bunch of old men either died or retired in the year before the took office. The real irritating about how cartoonishly simple it is
kakivara
is that it actually works on the Republican base. That's how simple they are. And they vote! It's pretty scary.
PballQhead
The GOP base *is* cartoonishly simple…which sounds a hell of a lot funnier than it actually is.
SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem
Right wing media has been brainwashing people for decades. They've been getting worse and worse since before I was born.
Azazellosarmour
I was a Reagan Youth Young Republican remember real news pre 1984 and I’ve watched the brainwashing in real time. Its more than disturbing.
Azazellosarmour
What I witnessed forced me to leave the GOP, but having been raised knowing what those fascists are like & what their goals are is scary
SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem
It's pretty impressive you got out of it. That's a hard thing to break free of after years and years of it. Ailes got his wish after Nixon.
Azazellosarmour
When GOP shelved the Fairness in Broadcasting Doctrine I started watching with a critical eye. The truth set me free
DarthVaderDidNothingWrong
"become"? At least since Dubya they are
RandAIFlagg
I miss the days when I thought Dubya was the idiot
Gryphonosiris
He was an idiot, for sure, but he wasn't vicious like the GOP is now.
Azazellosarmour
W was held to Presidential standards & had to answer for his actions, Trump ran on a platform of being a racist asshole & was “exempt” from
Azazellosarmour
Established standards as his cultish supporters backed him no matter what he did. This allowed the GOP to be far more criminal & fascist.
JimboTCB
Telling easily disprovable lies and making the other side waste time refuting it instead of arguing their own points is the entire purpose.
Ninjainslippers
Gish Gallop - it takes longer and more complex arguments to refute lies than it does to tell them.
HandoB4Javert
Meanwhile, Unhinged and Unbalanced Fox https://unfoxmycablebox.com
Override9636
"We'll cover it, once our writers figure out how to make this all Nancy Pelosi's fault..."
HandoB4Javert
She has a bicycle and comfortable shoes...
MegaIlluminati
They have to be. Their target audience is not very bright.
delly
It worries me how many unbright people they have to appeal to. Certainly makes the case for better public schools.
HedonistBeard
You've got your correlation reversed. They simpler the propaganda the simpler the parroted arguments and the stupider they seem.
TinyLiehon
Now there's a way to save on your electricity bill
BaelKor
I mean, it's not that they have to be. They GET to be cartoonishly simple.
LurkerOfDarkness
As bright as black holes...
TheS4ndm4n
Some pretend to pander to stupid people. But more and more of them are actual idiots.
NaughtButOne
Be careful with that. Even if they are idiots, they aren't in that seat by accident. Even idiots have their uses.
TheS4ndm4n
Oh, they are puppets for sure.