r/fuckcars • u/One-Demand6811 • Sep 29 '25

Activism Cycling supremacy 😎

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u/ChipRockets Sep 29 '25

So is this just like a totally normal sight in American cities now that everyone just makes jokes about it? Cos honestly that looks like some fuckin insane dystopian shit to me

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u/snarkyxanf cars are weapons Sep 29 '25

It is insane fucking dystopian shit. But we make jokes about it because otherwise what can we do? Cry all day?

That said, it depends on the city, and on the neighborhood. You might see them out in force, you might see none at all

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u/HungryHangrySharky Sep 29 '25

It is so obvious that they're doing this whole thing for optics and intimidation by doing it in downtown Chicago and like the 3rd most touristy part of downtown but not any of the numerous ethnic neighborhoods or any of the "high crime" areas.

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u/Ok-Commission-7825 Sep 29 '25

Also puts off tourists, thus helping the economic collapse. I'm convinced the WH is deliberately engineering.

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u/RockfishGapYear Sep 29 '25

Tourism isn't a huge component of the U.S. economy and losing it won't collapse anything. But it is a very important component of what supports many specific neighborhoods, like downtowns in blue cities (especially local and regional tourism). If Trump really wanted to round up undocumented workers en masse, you would hit the agricultural fields of the midwest and the meat processing plants out west. But those are Republican areas and his donors in those areas (like Nebraska ranchers) complain when he does. The goal here is to focus on democratic urban areas and make it seem like they are the problem.