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[1] Hey I found this really great article that explains why America has such shite public transportation
[2] https://sustainableamerica.org/blog/why-doesnt-the-us-have-better-public-transportation/
[3] it's all incredibly fucked I am so sorry
[4] Also WOW Henry Ford was a terrible human being
[5] did you know that there's an entire section of his wikipedia page just dedicated to how much of a bigot he was?
[6] horrifying
[2] https://sustainableamerica.org/blog/why-doesnt-the-us-have-better-public-transportation/
[3] it's all incredibly fucked I am so sorry
[4] Also WOW Henry Ford was a terrible human being
[5] did you know that there's an entire section of his wikipedia page just dedicated to how much of a bigot he was?
[6] horrifying
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[2] Yeah all we learned about him in school was that he invented the assembly line.
[3] Sorry it took me a minute to respond. Busy day.
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[2] you had to learn square dancing?
[3] because Henry Ford was racist?
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[2] We did square dancing, I don’t know why.
[3] What are you reading now?
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[2] but this article is much shorter and does a really good job of explaining it
[3] https://www.mic.com/articles/186892/how-square-dancing-became-a-weapon-of-white-supremacy-against-an-anti-semitic-jazz-dance-conspiracy
[4] I also watched several videos of square dances and it does seem extremely white
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[2] Thanks for the article, I’ll give it a read in a bit.
[3] What got you interested in Henry Ford?
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[2] that led me to the American highway system and automotive industry
[3] both of which led me to the use of highway systems to destroy minority neighborhoods and separate them from services and also to Henry Ford
[4] I've spent the past week on this
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[2] shite sorry, you're busy with classes
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[2] Plus everyone should know how awful Ford was.
[3] You’re doing important work!
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[2]okay
[3] I tend to get into research ruts like this a lot
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