▲ 179 ▼ Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed (futurism.com) submitted 8 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/news@lemmy.world 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/54102494
[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 8 points 8 months ago (1 child) They're not missing the point. They are actively obfuscating the real point so they can use the issue to push their agenda. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) agreed, but what is the agenda here? I’m not arguing I’m just curious what you think. Is it reducing liability costs? I imagine making car manufacturers more responsible could cause a heavy financial burden permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Manjushri@piefed.social 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's basic libertarianism. They want to get rid of all regulations and let businesses do whatever they want. The bottom line is all that matters to them. They want to remove the requirements for these safety features will make it less expensive to manufacture cars, but it won't lower the costs. Manufactures will just pocket those savings without passing them on to the consumer. And then they'll move on to removing more regulations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's not even libertarianism at this point. I don't have a name for it; part stupidity, part bravado, no compassion, no responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 point 8 months ago Isn’t that the definition of libertarian? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) agreed, but what is the agenda here? I’m not arguing I’m just curious what you think. Is it reducing liability costs? I imagine making car manufacturers more responsible could cause a heavy financial burden permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Manjushri@piefed.social 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's basic libertarianism. They want to get rid of all regulations and let businesses do whatever they want. The bottom line is all that matters to them. They want to remove the requirements for these safety features will make it less expensive to manufacture cars, but it won't lower the costs. Manufactures will just pocket those savings without passing them on to the consumer. And then they'll move on to removing more regulations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's not even libertarianism at this point. I don't have a name for it; part stupidity, part bravado, no compassion, no responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 point 8 months ago Isn’t that the definition of libertarian? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's basic libertarianism. They want to get rid of all regulations and let businesses do whatever they want. The bottom line is all that matters to them. They want to remove the requirements for these safety features will make it less expensive to manufacture cars, but it won't lower the costs. Manufactures will just pocket those savings without passing them on to the consumer. And then they'll move on to removing more regulations. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's not even libertarianism at this point. I don't have a name for it; part stupidity, part bravado, no compassion, no responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 point 8 months ago Isn’t that the definition of libertarian? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's not even libertarianism at this point. I don't have a name for it; part stupidity, part bravado, no compassion, no responsibility. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 point 8 months ago Isn’t that the definition of libertarian? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 point 8 months ago Isn’t that the definition of libertarian? permalink fedilink source parent