• KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    i will never understand the inability for people driving vehicles like this to say shit like “never buy a small vehicle, this 3 ton truck saved my life, it’s basic physics”

    Yeah, and if i’m rolling a freight train and someone gets in my way, i won’t even notice, it’s basic physics.

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      American “I got mine” mentality at its finest. Too much lead poisoning (my leading hypothesis. You don’t elect someone like Trump unless there is something seriously wrong) to realise it’s a race to the bottom. When enough people do something at the expense of others, what a surprise when others also do it at the expense of you, and it all turns to shit.

      It’s this absurd country of “Christian” values, except not the part of caring for others, “fuck that socialism hippie shit, except for Russia, which is cool now because they meddle in our elections… Or, they meddle in favour of my team! We need to do something about the socio-economic situation! What, unions? No fuck that Marxist shit you commie!”

      Etc. It’s all just too dumb. Hence, lead poisoning hypothesis.

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        It’s this absurd country of “Christian” values, except not the part of caring for others, “fuck that socialism hippie shit, except for Russia, which is cool now because they meddle in our elections…

        Yeah, they don’t like that be nice to others, love thy neighbor, turn the other cheek stuff anymore.

        And that’s not just a quip: An evangelical leader is warning that conservative Christians are now rejecting the teachings of Jesus as “liberal talking points.”

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        "fuck that socialism hippie shit, except for Russia, which is cool now because they meddle in our elections…

        Nah, it’s because Putin buys yachts

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        the lead poisoning would only really apply to people 50 and older, i would think, based on my assumed timespans of leaded fuel and continual exposure to it.

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          Australian “I got mine” mentality at its finest. Too much lead poisoning (my leading hypothesis. You don’t elect someone like Pauline Hanson unless there is something seriously wrong) to realise it’s a race to the bottom. When enough people do something at the expense of others, what a surprise when others also do it at the expense of you, and it all turns to shit.

          It’s this absurd country of “Christian” values, except not the part of caring for others, “fuck that socialism hippie shit, except for China, which is cool now because they meddle in our elections… Or, they meddle in favour of my team! We need to do something about the socio-economic situation! What, unions? No fuck that Marxist shit you commie!”

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          It’s still an example of the American Christian mentality, even if this example is in Australia. Like Trump supporters are examples of the Nazi mentality even though they aren’t actually–ok bad example there.

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      I wonder which vehicle is legitimately safer. I think crumple zones are a big part of why wrecks are so much more survivable now. I don’t think it’d be a simple as most mass wins, but more how the vehicle transfers that to occupants.

      I know I got rear ended by one of those beasts and it totalled my car, but didn’t seem to bother the tank that hit me. I was shocked at the damage because it didn’t really feel that bad. Of course I don’t really know anything about vehicle safety so I could real easily be wrong.

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      Yeah, and if i’m rolling a freight train and someone gets in my way, i won’t even notice, it’s basic physics.

      And every time you arrive the chime will play.

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            a lot of other countries around the world do have bells on some of their freight lines, but it seems to be primarily US import freighters, though there are domestic manufacturers outside of the US that do use bells. I hear they’re relatively common in canada as well? Makes sense frankly.

            specifically, this one