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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

True. Plus the whole backstory of car companies buying and destroying what little public transit there was in this country to force us into cars.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

destroying what little public transit there was

Hey now, let's not stray into historical revisionism. Make no mistake: there was a lot of public transit back in the early 20th century. For example, here's Atlanta's streetcar map from exactly 100 years ago:

That's not just a fuck-ton more streetcar (or subway/other rail) routes than Atlanta has now; that was legitimately good coverage of most of the city!

Edit: Oh yeah, and that applies to intercity rail too, by the way:

Never forget the full breadth and scope of what was stolen from us.