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minus-squareBruncvik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65·3 months agoRemoving public amenities is just the first step. The next step is to erect fencing around public parks and other spots where people like to enjoy themselves. Source: living in Dublin “the city centre is for working and shopping only” Ireland.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·edit-23 months agoAlready been done. Robert Moses built whole highways between public parks and where the undesirables lived in NYC.
minus-squareRubberElectrons@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·edit-23 months agoFuckin trashbag the more you read about him. Motherfucker purposely built the bridges for local streets going over the highways much lower than avg to prevent buses (and thus poorer folks) from being able to get to Jones beach: https://www.nycurbanism.com/blog/2020/7/28/robert-moses-low-parkway-bridges
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoFreedom before capitalism happens. Free dumb after capitalism happens.
Removing public amenities is just the first step. The next step is to erect fencing around public parks and other spots where people like to enjoy themselves. Source: living in Dublin “the city centre is for working and shopping only” Ireland.
Already been done. Robert Moses built whole highways between public parks and where the undesirables lived in NYC.
Fuckin trashbag the more you read about him.
Motherfucker purposely built the bridges for local streets going over the highways much lower than avg to prevent buses (and thus poorer folks) from being able to get to Jones beach: https://www.nycurbanism.com/blog/2020/7/28/robert-moses-low-parkway-bridges
Freedom before capitalism happens.
Free dumb after capitalism happens.