My point is nationalizing means to place it under control of the national government. Presumably you would need the national government’s active involvement in this. If they just mean the local municipality taking public ownership of something I think nationalizing is not the right word. Perhaps this is a translation issue?

That’s sort of what I’m wondering. Do they actually mean nationalizing or did they just say that because there’s not a word for local public ownership.

Which is weird because it’s actually a fairly common thing. There should be a word for it. I mean maybe there is but I don’t know it.

Edit: I looked it up and it seems like the verb in this case would be to municipalize, as you said. This word seems to be very rarely used but if that’s what they meant there is a term for it.

Why would this be a matter of US law?

How is a municipal government going to nationalize anything? Wouldn’t you need control of the national government for this?

True but I don’t really see those as merely economic metrics, with the exception of income inequality. They’re affected by many things, not all of which are part of the economy directly.

By which metric is the economy better than the US’s?

Overall the US economy has been fairly strong since the mid 2010’s, with the exception of inflation and a Covid related unemployment blip. And a chronic shortage of housing that has been brewing for decades.

Of course, the products of that economy haven’t been distributed equitably so perhaps that’s what you mean?

You’re eligible but can’t afford the fee? How much is it?

Just move somewhere on a metro line. There are many possibilities, it all depends on your budget and priorities. Personally I’d want to live in a more urbanized area. Driving in the area sucks ass so somewhere walkable and bikeable is best In addition to metro access. MD and VA are probably best due to DC residents being the president’s serfs at the moment, but if that doesn’t bother you there are plenty of great neighborhoods in DC. Arlington is cool if you can afford it. But it’s been a long time since I spent much time there so I think things are pretty different now.

The police created the situation by chasing her. Yeah she has the direct responsibility but our institutions should be held to a higher standard than random individuals. A lot of PDs are now creating policies to not do high speed chases for this exact reason. But I guess either LAPD doesn’t have such a policy or they didn’t follow it.

So I say fuck 'em both.

Also dehumanizing the homeless is evil. This person wasn’t even homeless so I have no idea why you even brought that up. I guess some prejudice is too strong to confine just to relevant circumstances.

TL;DR all modern cars are a privacy nightmare.

the luxury feel of an iconic Range Rover

Also car people are fucking weird.

He sees the writing on the wall that young rightists are anti-Israel (for all the wrong reasons) and is positioning himself to be the next anti-establishment right-wing voice in a post Trump era. It’s pure cynical politics.

But I guess still better than defending genocide.

Oh yeah my house is a disaster that works too.

Yeah I also looked it up and it doesn’t really seem like there’s a consensus on whether they count as SUVs. So I guess we’re both kinda right.

Either way fuck cars that are bigger than they need to be. That’s the ultimate point.

I mean aren’t they juntas though?

I’ve been thinking we need to start forming rapid response groups. Whenever someone dies on our roads we get everyone together and protest at the intersection. If you get enough people you could shut it down. Force the local municipality to do something about it instead of just ignoring the problem like they usually do.

You could even hold some kind of community consultation to build a new safer design together. And then if the city refuses to endorse it, start building it yourself and dare them to stop you.

Is this too radical?

I always thought of them as a distinct category but maybe you’re right I don’t actually know.

I feel like it’s more of a crossover but yeah that’s basically the smallest car they sell nowadays, at least here in the USA.

Can you get me some meds? I think I’m experiencing a manic episode.

Yeah a 3 is hardly even perceptible. Some people claim to feel them but personally I never notice any that small. I would hardly say it rattled anything.

Fuck the police. They know or should know this could happen.