Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Transportation on Wednesday to ensure all cities and counties "remove any and all political ideologies from our streets."
If rainbow sidewalks were actually unsafe, the engineers would know it already (because that’s their fucking job) and wouldn’t need a goddamned politician to tell them.
That’s 100% proof by itself (as if we needed any more) that Abbott is a bigot and a liar.
RNIB Scotland Director, James Adams, said: “Traditional black and white pedestrian crossings offer high contrast, which is essential for people with low vision to detect and cross roads safely. Designs and colours which are not consistent with traditional designs could cause confusion to people with sight loss, and to guide dogs which are trained to stop at crossings.
You’ll also have to train dogs to recognize both approaches because the starting color will be different.
Whatever happened to that “libertarian” way of thinking? Used to be that they wouldn’t listen to no goddamn politician now every one of those gadsden flag touting fucks are on their knees awaiting their favorite politician to tell them to say “ah”.
Politics are more tribal than ideological. Most people just repeat the slogans of their political tribe without putting too much thought into it. So calling out hypocrisy does nothing, most of politics isn’t really about having a consistent ideology.
Actual libertarians support people like Bernie Sanders. (Yeah, he’s big on social programs, but he’s also bigger on civil liberties than most Democrats, let alone Republicans.)
One of the corner stones of the libertarian movement was opposing global banking, and the surveillance state that bush set up. And then black president and then poof, we’re now the party of Sarah Palin?
The main stream libertarian voice and narrative was stolen in 2010 and alas we never really got them back, even in the time of tyranny. No one in power wanted us on the sidelines talking about the importance of balancing liberty and security through policy. Certainly not fiscal discipline, or accountable government. I’m appalled by the people I meet who call them selves libertarian. Most of who are just conservatives that started smoking weed after seeing Joe Rogan do it.
I’m appalled by the people I meet who call them selves libertarian. Most of who are just conservatives that started smoking weed after seeing Joe Rogan do it.
I thought that was the joke about Libertarians since…forever - “Republicans who smoke weed”.
If rainbow sidewalks were actually unsafe, the engineers would know it already (because that’s their fucking job) and wouldn’t need a goddamned politician to tell them.
That’s 100% proof by itself (as if we needed any more) that Abbott is a bigot and a liar.
Fascists are anti intellectual after all.
They technically are unsafe. They screw with Seeing Eye Dogs. That being said, it’s just as easy to hang Pride Flags at cross walks.
https://www.rnib.org.uk/news/multi-coloured-road-crossings-pose-a-threat-to-people-with-sight-loss-warn-charities/
You’ll also have to train dogs to recognize both approaches because the starting color will be different.
I think this might be true. Do you know of any published studies on this?
I’ll see if I can find a study, but advocates for the blind have talked about it.
Whatever happened to that “libertarian” way of thinking? Used to be that they wouldn’t listen to no goddamn politician now every one of those gadsden flag touting fucks are on their knees awaiting their favorite politician to tell them to say “ah”.
Politics are more tribal than ideological. Most people just repeat the slogans of their political tribe without putting too much thought into it. So calling out hypocrisy does nothing, most of politics isn’t really about having a consistent ideology.
Actual libertarians support people like Bernie Sanders. (Yeah, he’s big on social programs, but he’s also bigger on civil liberties than most Democrats, let alone Republicans.)
One of the corner stones of the libertarian movement was opposing global banking, and the surveillance state that bush set up. And then black president and then poof, we’re now the party of Sarah Palin?
The main stream libertarian voice and narrative was stolen in 2010 and alas we never really got them back, even in the time of tyranny. No one in power wanted us on the sidelines talking about the importance of balancing liberty and security through policy. Certainly not fiscal discipline, or accountable government. I’m appalled by the people I meet who call them selves libertarian. Most of who are just conservatives that started smoking weed after seeing Joe Rogan do it.
I thought that was the joke about Libertarians since…forever - “Republicans who smoke weed”.