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Anything that makes you apply your hand to your face.

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Just when you thought the Cubertruck couldn't become a worse car (lemmy.wtf)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I agree that it's the right thing to do but it would probably be costly and widely unpopular to increase safety standards on the road. It's not worth it to miss out on combating the rise of fascism by losing elections after implementing long-term improvements that enrage people in the short term.

Yes, this is a downside to the two-party representative democracy.