Low bridges are racist
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@george-k said in Low bridges are racist:
@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
They're referring to Robert Moses.
If you follow the twitter thread, that's stated.
But, for the ignoranti, who know nothing of the context, which "Mayor Pete" didn't explain, it sounds pretty stupid.
But, then, in fairness, this administration's messaging is wanting.
Who doesn't know about Robert Moses and this claim about urban planning? I never saw the twitter thread; didn't need to.
wrote on 8 Nov 2021, 22:53 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
Who doesn't know about Robert Moses and this claim about urban planning?
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@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
Who doesn't know about Robert Moses and this claim about urban planning?
wrote on 8 Nov 2021, 23:01 last edited by@george-k said in Low bridges are racist:
@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
Who doesn't know about Robert Moses and this claim about urban planning?
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@george-k said in Low bridges are racist:
@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
Who doesn't know about Robert Moses and this claim about urban planning?
️wrote on 8 Nov 2021, 23:20 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
️Just something I never learned. Not important in my education, just like the Krebs cycle or the way a Wheatstone bridge are not important in yours.
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@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
️Just something I never learned. Not important in my education, just like the Krebs cycle or the way a Wheatstone bridge are not important in yours.
wrote on 8 Nov 2021, 23:24 last edited by@george-k said in Low bridges are racist:
@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
️Just something I never learned. Not important in my education, just like the Krebs cycle or the way a Wheatstone bridge are not important in yours.
FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.
The thing with Moses is (or was) talked about often enough, but the story resurfaced in "Motherless Brooklyn." Those alleged racist bridges? My wife and I drive under 'em every time we go to my in-laws'.
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wrote on 9 Nov 2021, 02:06 last edited by
How does this work.. do the white kids get to ride in buses that aren't as tall as the ones the black kids ride? Or if the can raise and lower the bridge, how do they know which bus is full of black kids?
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@george-k said in Low bridges are racist:
@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
️Just something I never learned. Not important in my education, just like the Krebs cycle or the way a Wheatstone bridge are not important in yours.
FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.
The thing with Moses is (or was) talked about often enough, but the story resurfaced in "Motherless Brooklyn." Those alleged racist bridges? My wife and I drive under 'em every time we go to my in-laws'.
wrote on 9 Nov 2021, 02:32 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.
I was literally about to write that sentence.
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@george-k said in Low bridges are racist:
@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
️Just something I never learned. Not important in my education, just like the Krebs cycle or the way a Wheatstone bridge are not important in yours.
FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.
The thing with Moses is (or was) talked about often enough, but the story resurfaced in "Motherless Brooklyn." Those alleged racist bridges? My wife and I drive under 'em every time we go to my in-laws'.
wrote on 9 Nov 2021, 12:21 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.
Er, no.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatstone_bridge
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wrote on 9 Nov 2021, 13:17 last edited by Copper 11 Sept 2021, 13:17
I had one of these, many years ago
Fun stuff
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wrote on 28 Nov 2021, 20:04 last edited by LuFins Dad
Turns out the whole “Moses built racist bridges” thing is totally debunked. https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/washington-post-fact-checker-backtracks-support-for-buttigiegs-claims-on-racist-highways
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@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.
I was literally about to write that sentence.
wrote on 28 Nov 2021, 20:59 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Low bridges are racist:
@aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:
FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.
I was literally about to write that sentence.
Is the Krebs cycle what that creepy German woman used to ride to work on?
