The Endless fuckwittery of the Trump regime

[Aruntraveller]

They are up to so much of this that we need a thread where we can drop the examples of said FW:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/22/florida-pulse-rainbow-crosswalk-memorial-desantis

[Steve H]

How appropriate - replacing colour with shades of grey.

[Nearly Sane]

They are up to so much of this that we need a thread where we can drop the examples of said FW:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/22/florida-pulse-rainbow-crosswalk-memorial-desantis

Not Trump, though perhaps enabled by it.

[Nearly Sane]

How appropriate - replacing colour with shades of grey.

If it were Trump surely 50 shades of Orange?

[Aruntraveller]

According to latest reports it has now been restored to the rainbow version by local gay activists.

[Christine]

The only fuckwittery here is on the part of people using road markings for political messaging (or should I say posturing)

https://www.rnib.org.uk/news/colourful-crossings-not-safe/

What do you think about the red crosses appearing on English roads?

[Nearly Sane]

The only fuckwittery here is on the part of people using road markings for political messaging (or should I say posturing)

https://www.rnib.org.uk/news/colourful-crossings-not-safe/

What do you think about the red crosses appearing on English roads?

Not sure that a memorial to a massacre is the same equivalent? It should be noted though that the Back the Blue road markings in Tampa in support of the police are also being removed.

[Christine]

Road markings are supposed to enhance the safety of road users. The political agenda being promoted is irrelevant.

[Nearly Sane]

Road markings are supposed to enhance the safety of road users. The political agenda being promoted is irrelevant.

And the evidence of this affecting safety?

This seems to me a reasonable take
https://youtu.be/WhHcU9A9foc?si=69kKMbMLctTwiV_1

And note the Tampa Back the Blue markings are being removed after the point of consistency was made, and openly, rather than overnight.

[Aruntraveller]

The only fuckwittery here is on the part of people using road markings for political messaging (or should I say posturing)

https://www.rnib.org.uk/news/colourful-crossings-not-safe/

What do you think about the red crosses appearing on English roads?

Memorials to people shot dead for being gay is not politicall messaging or posturing. Fuck off.

[Aruntraveller]

Take it down. Very distracting for drivers:

[Christine]

Memorials to people shot dead for being gay is not politicall messaging or posturing. Fuck off.

Road markings are no place for a memorial to anything. They are there for a reason, and it's not virtue signalling.
Presumably you're fine with people with impaired vision being put at risk? Fuck off.

[Aruntraveller]

Road markings are no place for a memorial to anything. They are there for a reason, and it's not virtue signalling.
Presumably you're fine with people with impaired vision being put at risk? Fuck off.

As already highlighted (you obviously couldn't be bothered to watch it), crossings with coloured themes make the roads safer. So I'm on the side of people with impaired vision and you aren't. Now perhaps the handmaid for Trump could kindly leave the room.

[Christine]

As already highlighted (you obviously couldn't be bothered to watch it), crossings with coloured themes make the roads safer. So I'm on the side of people with impaired vision and you aren't. Now perhaps the handmaid for Trump could kindly leave the room.

I did not watch the video but I did read the opinion of the RNIB I posted earlier.

You should find out about Chesterton's Fence. Road markings are no place for memorials to anything, even if they don't signal a political point of view, which in my opinion, this did, or put disabled people at risk.

I'll comment if and when I want to, thanks, unless you'd like to remove me from the forum for holding an opinion different from yours?

[Aruntraveller]

I did not watch the video but I did read the opinion of the RNIB I posted earlier.

You should find out about Chesterton's Fence. Road markings are no place for memorials to anything, even if they don't signal a political point of view, which in my opinion, this did, or put disabled people at risk.

I'll comment if and when I want to, thanks, unless you'd like to remove me from the forum for holding an opinion different from yours?

Clearly you are free to post whatever nonsense you wish. I'm not going to stop you, and if you really knew me, you would know that was the case anyway as I have never called for the removal of anyone from this board. Anyway, as a homophobe, you've not taken your training wheels off yet.

It is strange that a rainbow crossing that has been peacefully in existence since 2017 has suddenly become so dangerous despite decreasing the number of incidents. You'd almost think that the people who painted over it had a political motive.

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[Christine]

Clearly you are free to post whatever nonsense you wish. I'm not going to stop you, and if you really knew me, you would know that was the case anyway as I have never called for the removal of anyone from this board. Anyway, as a homophobe, you've not taken your training wheels off yet.

It is strange that a rainbow crossing that has been peacefully in existence since 2017 has suddenly become so dangerous despite decreasing the number of incidents. You'd almost think that the people who painted over it had a political motive.

Pussy, pussy, grab em by the pussy.

Right-o. Disagreement with you makes me a homophobe. The removal of a political symbol and a return to conformity with statutory safety requirements is politically motivated, but the political symbol was not. And telling me to "leave the room" was not suggesting I should stop posting.

I don't know you. I try to confine my comments to what you write.

[Aruntraveller]

Oh concrete thinking. Explains it.

No. Not disagreeing with me about a certain issue does not make you a homophobe, but a clear line whether it being in favour of Musk allowing homophobic material on twitter to this issue is suggestive that you have swallowed the Kool aid as the Americans you so clearly admire are fond of saying.

Until you say something that makes me think you are not a homophobe I will continue to think that. After all, I don't know you, I can only make an assessment on the comments you write.

Pussy, pussy - grab em by the pussy.