With respect, I don't think it's accurate to say this is a nitpick. People in Monroe Michigan drive cars. This story isn't about infrastructure, it's about a drunk driver killing children. And if someone wants to make the case that robust public infrastructure would have avoided this tragedy (which may be true) they need to make the case. Not show up and essentially say nothing but "fuck the thing that people from this place require for every facet of their lives."

Someone who is familiar with the whole "fuck cars" milieu might understand what that comment is supposed to mean. But for the people I know from Monroe you might as well be speaking a foreign language. They hear "you can't have a car" and they'll lose their job and be unable to go to the grocery store.

You're having a conversation with me, which I appreciate. Saying just "fuck cars" isn't a good conversation starter, and if the goal is winning people over it starts one on the wrong foot.