• edible_funk@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    There was also the whole auto industry conspiracy to destroy commuter rail and public transportation.

    • Warl0k3@lemmy.worldOP
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      7 hours ago

      Making up a rather significant portion of the aforementioned “long series of utter bastards” yeeeeeep. Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a documentary…

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        7 hours ago

        I was gonna include that bit about it being the backdrop to Roger Rabbit but decided not to. Glad others know the true true.

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      7 hours ago

      People say that, but it wasn’t like there was anyone fighting for commuter rail and public transportation until it was too late. Private railroads hated having to serve passengers and multiple municipalities let mass transit due once it required a public subsidy.