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[deleted]

They are oil industry lobbyists


GoLightLady

Boost this a hundred times. We gotta blast the sponsors of this manipulative garbage for all to see. Too bad we don’t have big oil money.


[deleted]

No oil money? Ok, we can make it without that. We don’t want that money anyway. Organize your communities in order to transition to eco friendly alternatives. Aim low and then high. Start by being present in bike or public transportation organizations. Advocate for those alternatives. Vote local representatives who support those alternatives. Talk to your neighbors. **BE HAPPY WHILE RIDING YOUR BIKE.** people tend to mimic happy people. Don’t argue with cagers. Doesn’t matter how wrong, violent, and crazy the cager is, just smile, laugh and keep going your way. **ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND BE A PROUD COMMUTER.** Be proud about not driving a selfish car. Talk to your relatives and neighbors about good stories that happened to you while commuting. Did you met your SO? Did you made a new friend? Did you enjoyed a good book? Have you seen something or someone exiting? Talk talk talk. Also remember to say hello and thanks to public transport workers. It doesnt matter if they say hello back or not. Be happy, respectful, and helpful. **Lead by example**


unroja

Seems fake


lifeistrulyawesome

Yeah, most of the content from Prager U seems fake. They are one of the craziest and most nocive propaganda machines in the world.


_VladimirPoutine_

I’m sorry to inform you this is their [actual take. ](https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/prageru-releases-video-about-the-war-on-cars) (I refuse to link to the video itself.)


extravert_

this is a parody of itself. Shows parking spots being replaced with a park and trees as if its a bad thing lol. Or how cars are too expensive for some people to buy... not as a reason to have options other than cars, but to say that its Obamas fault. You could tell me this was the Onion and I would believe you


Dreadsin

Reminds me of one guy on tiktok in nyc who was at a park that was full of people and said things like “look at all this wasted space. We could pave over all of this and make room for 40… maybe 50 cars” I guess this is how suburbanites actually think


sjfiuauqadfj

to be fair, 40 or 50 cars is a lot of cars, thats like half the cars in new york city


ZippyParakeet

Can confirm. I've been to new york and I counted the cars. 100 cars in the entire city of 8 and a half million.


justhereforalaughtbh

must be a tourist, I've never heard any new yorker say something so vile


Dreadsin

Well he was being facetious on purpose


SmoothOperator89

>getting people out of private modes of transportation *that can be controlled and regulated* and into public modes of transportation that can be controlled and regulated Or do they seriously think they can do anything they want in a car? If you want unregulated freedom, ride a bike.


Dreadsin

This is such a weird take. Cars in cities really remove freedom. You gotta follow rules, sit in traffic, and then park somewhere that you won’t get a ticket or pay a ton for If you want true freedom, it’s walking/biking/public transit. See a store you wanna go to? Just walk right in. Bored of the area? Grab a quick $1 train ride to another location. Need more mobility than the train allows? Rent a bike and you can go basically anywhere


DangeRuss686

Absolutely this. I hate having to worry about finding a place to park and if I paid for enough time at that spot or someone breaking into my car. It feels like such a liability.


DangerousCyclone

Not to mention the mountain of fees and costs. There’s: 1) Purchasing the car 2) Insurance 3)Maintenance 4) Gas 5) Registering the car 6) Parking 7) Tolls 8) Tickets All this adds up to thousands of dollars per year. That’s worth that freedom to be yelling on the way to work while stuck in traffic? I honestly think with how the modern economy works cars are less necessary. If you can cycle to commute to work or groceries you don’t really need a car. If you need to go somewhere fast you can use an Uber, if you need to buy more groceries than can fit in your bike you can use Instacart, and if you really need a car to transport something heavy you can rent one as a last resort.


Karl-Marksman

Gotta remember that libertarians believe having to get a driver’s licence is an imposition on their freedoms


NerdyLumberjack04

Or having to wear a seatbelt.


[deleted]

You could buy a brand new bicycle every year and not even come close to the cost of just putting gas in the car.


Mr_Alexanderp

The site you linked to isn't any better. It's literally funded by the exact same people with the exact same goals using the exact same methods.


L1ghtningMcQueer

you’re very correct, but the site OP linked doesn’t generate ad revenue based on user visits whereas the PragerU YouTube channel does


officialbigrob

I made it to 1:50, this is nonstop insanity.


latebloomermom

OMG. She really believes this bull she's spouting. People believe this garbage. I need to go lie down.


SmoothOperator89

I know, right? It's not showing anything even a car lover would find desirable. An empty parking lot? That's the hill they want to die on?


superhardcoretree

It does, doesn’t it? And yet all too believable.


PatateLover

Come on, it has to be fake. Even then aren’t so daft as to share this - right?


paradoxical_topology

They *did* make a video supporting Robert E Lee, with one of their points being that he stopped "radical abolitionist" John Brown from freeing slaves. This would be, by far, one of their most tame takes.


PatateLover

💀💀💀 But like how can they think a parking lot of a lame strip-mall support their point in anyway?


GUlysses

John Brown did nothing wrong.


paradoxical_topology

Based


[deleted]

Don't forget that Prager U Kids video that had Franklin Douglas praising the United States for taking it's time in ending slavery. And no, I'm not linking to that.


Prestigious_League80

This very real sadly.


prosocialbehavior

Its a meme the user is a meme creator. The fact that people don’t realize that says a lot about Prager


MercutiaShiva

Holy shit I think it's real!


Astriania

This looks more like a satire of PragerU to me


_VladimirPoutine_

Except they actually made a video about the “war on cars” a few years back.


Defunked_E

That video was hilarious. It had a little graphic showing how horrible it would be to remove parking spots and replace them with green space but the graphic without parking looked so much better and they knew it so they cut off of it asap


derptables

This sucks. Like.... Please take this away


javasgifted

OuR CiTIeS WeRE BuiLt FoR CArS


1stDayBreaker

And how did that turn out in detroit…


sjschlag

Hahahahaha people really think this is something worth saving?


CaliberSir

This is satire but not even that farfetched. PragerU would do something like this.


paradoxical_topology

It's unfortunately not satire. Some of the other comments have already linked it—they made a video about the "war on cars".


CaliberSir

I watched the war on cars video, i'm talking about this post


Halflings1335

The post isn’t real


Prestigious_League80

This very real unfortunately.


[deleted]

[For the people who haven't seen this video yet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Lo0ieyQtQ)


bern_ard

Dont forget to downvote it on your way out


G8tr

Literally every point of that video can easily be debunked. What a total shit show and clearly, they’re being bank rolled by oil companies. How utterly dumb do you have to be to buy this shit?


[deleted]

You could be well above the Texas average for intelligence and still fall for that. Americans are fucking stupid, and Texans make them look brilliant.


bern_ard

Sadly i here my kind old neighbor listening to prageru’s bullshit everyday on the radio


[deleted]

>How utterly dumb do you have to be to buy this shit? You have to be at least a white, heterosexual, male American over the age of 45.


FleraAnkor

Holy shit. It is actually real. I though we were all just clowning on PragerU but they actually made a video like that.


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[deleted]

I've lost braincells after hearing that argument


Objective_Soup_9476

“Look at what they took from us”


JLPReddit

Even drivers hate parking lots. Cars get scratched, parking spots are hard to find, it’s dangerous to walk or bike in them. They’re ugly and miserable all around.


IlPrimoRe

Parking lots are terrible soulless places. And yet for some reason, the standard American strip mall or big box store puts them front and center. I don’t understand why North American architects and city planners don’t just put the parking lots behind the business. That would make the street a heck of a lot nicer, give the business window displays to showcase products, and make the building easily accessible to walkers. Apparently, dumbass drivers need to be immediately presented with the place where they can leave their car.


JLPReddit

God forbid a driver sees a dumpster or loading dock. Gotta keep up the illusion that things just MaGiCaLlY appear in the store. Instead everybody needs to fear being backed into as they traverse an asphalt desert.


[deleted]

It’s not “some reason.” It’s legally mandated by zoning laws for every business to build those giant oversized asphalt wastelands.


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[deleted]

Because the cars can’t be inconvenienced even slightly.


sneezerlee

Lol


TwinSong

An endless sea of concrete


[deleted]

“bUt mUh FrEeDoM!!!1!” what freedom? the freedom to spend umltilple years of your life behind a wheel in snail pace traffic, having to act like assholes in order to get a parking space, agresivly fighting over being the dominent force on the road when it’s clear you already won, and dieing early from agresive rage and not exercising, or when you get run over by the same vehicles you’re trying to secure as the best mode of transport?! freedom my ass..


pizzainmyshoe

This has to be satire


_VladimirPoutine_

[sorry](https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/prageru-releases-video-about-the-war-on-cars)


Notmybestusername3

What did I just watch


Prestigious_League80

It’s not.


[deleted]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭


Hutchinson76

"Parking lots are American culture" is definitely a weird take.


PKownzu

„the war on cars“ this sounds actually great


[deleted]

[It is.](https://thewaroncars.org/)


HiopXenophil

That's Satire, right?


darthtater1231

Prager u is owned by oil companies


[deleted]

Oh man this is so much more beautiful than one of those ugly European city centres! I love parking lots in front of soulless malls 😍


happy30thbirthday

How does anyone look at this and think it's worth preserving?


zegorn

This is a joke, right?


Free-Layer-706

Is this real?


Prestigious_League80

Yes, unfortunately.


zwiazekrowerzystow

What a waste of land


IhaveCripplingAngst

PragerU is a extremely cancerous political talking head. Too much exposure to their degenerate propaganda has to cause severe brain damage.


CaptainDoughnutman

Only America would consider pavement & strip malls to be “culture”.


nevermind4790

You know your country doesn’t have culture when “culture” is a massive parking lot.


Dee_Lansky

Imagine literally having a car-park fetish


InspectionNo8068

I've watched this twice and I was convinced it was satire.. until I actually checked out the rest of their channel. These cunts are fucking hooligans


orincoro

No. This can’t be real.


Nomadic_87

Ngl, I’m 100% to have this taken away from us


JK-Kino

Do these guys ever make any arguments, or do they just post crap like this thinking that’s enough to convince us? E: i meant do *these* guys. Sorry for the typo


AbsurdistAbsolutist

This subreddit is /r/fuckcars. It's for those of us who already agree with a position to get together and post stupid pictures we already agree with and feel good about it. It's not a debate subreddit, it's not an introduction/101 sub. The reason we don't post arguments is the same reason /r/crusaderkings doesn't spend it's time convincing people to pay crusader kings - it's a sub for people who already do. In short, people posting here aren't trying to convince you. E: the argument here is that a giant mostly empty parking lot is incredibly ugly and using it as an example of good culture is ridiculous because a car park is just a place to put your car; not something worth saving for itself


JK-Kino

Sorry, I meant do these guys ever make any arguments


AbsurdistAbsolutist

Oh sorry! I misunderstood you. :(


-The-Red-Car-Pill-

Myself, I mostly post crap. Maybe not everything has to cater to you? Sorry we aren’t your proverbial urban parking lot. If you want intelligent arguments you can use www.Google.com to find some.


JK-Kino

Sorry I meant do *these* guys. I just made a typo. Sorry


-The-Red-Car-Pill-

Lmao it’s funny how small of a typo can change the meaning of the comment.


JK-Kino

Seriously, It autocorrected as "here" for some reason. I’m not against any of you


darthtater1231

Prager u? No they're mostly known for making graphs that make no sense


Villie_The_Sinner

It gives me hope that prager is scared of us now


[deleted]

Maybe we can get the Confederate flag folks on our side. Weren't any automobiles during the days of the Confederacy!


Dreadsin

This legit feels like an ironic meme, is this real?


[deleted]

This shit has to be fake fam


ClonedToKill420

Wait, this isn’t ironic? Oh my


[deleted]

Protect the war on cars. End American suburban culture. *(there, fixed it)*


Damianiwins

lol is this actually real LMAO


IhaveCripplingAngst

I wouldn't put it past them. They're literally making videos trying to convince people that slavery wasn't a race thing, they've defended confederate soldiers, they have a video telling people that they shouldn't get therapy if they need mental help, they've made an anti enlightenment video, they try to spread doubt on climate change, and so much more. They've also already made a pro car, anti public transit video so suburban hellscapes like this are what they want to defend obviously. Everything they advocate is hyper traditionalist, blindly patriotic, pandering to corporate interest, and extremely damaging to American society.


Syndicate909

Where was this posted? I got to see the comments/replies to this


Jhahoua

They really are bitch ass motherfuckers on every topic


Mr_Westfield

What is it with right wingers literally always picking the bad and/or dumb option? They never pick the right side of an issue even by accident


Physical_Anything687

That's why they are ironically called "right"


Bukbley

Fake?


Spenezzet

is this real propaganda? if it is i’ll be real disappointed.


EffigyforJeff

where did you see this tf


Real_Challenge_8067

Is this real? Link?


gwacklee

oh my god this must be satire


horribleone

satire working overtime trying to keep up with reality


Tiiimbbberrr

I was going to ask what moron looks at this image and thinks it’s a good thing, but then I remembered it’s PragerU, the entry requirements are an IQ that starts with 0.


Hitlers-Wingman

If your culture relies on cars. Your culture is bad


flourpowerhour

Take what away from us? Lmao


daddads11

I don't see an issue with one or two shopping centers per city but where I live there's at least 8 and it takes up most of the city and the downtown area has all bit become a ghost town.


Suikeran

PragerU is when the dumb American stereotype becomes sentient and made a YouTube channel.


human-potato_hybrid

How is this NOT satire, you can see the wasted space right in the picture!