From the article:

“A lot of bikers, you know, its freedom thing. A lot of bikers want to be free and voice their opinion and I like to cater to what they want. It doesn’t mean that I necessarily believe in everything but, you know, I like to please everybody,” said one vendor, Jenny Alonso.

Alonso said the history behind bikers and swastikas goes back to World War II when US soldiers would bring back Nazi memorabilia they won in the war to hang on their bikes.

“So, we’re kind of honoring that not necessarily that, you know, we believe in Nazis and Hitler, but it’s just kind of a special thing that the US military was able to go and win the war and bring things back as souvenirs and they would put them on their bike,” said Alonso.

Yeah cool please face the wall now. :fash-bash:

  • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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    3 years ago

    On the one hand I do want a motorcycle because they look cool, are fuel efficient, and would probably be useful for urban settings. On the other hand, I don't want to be associated with bikers, and I refuse to drive

    • Speaker [e/em/eir]
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      3 years ago

      Fuel efficient, but worse on emissions per mile than a car for several not-CO2 compounds. If you're in an urban setting, just get a bike. They are very cool, though, and honestly that's gonna be worth a lot when the actually meaningful contributors to climate disaster have opened the fifth seal.

      • Hotspur21 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        That’s part of the plot of the game days gone. Must of the cars are all junk and everyone uses motorcycles to get around

      • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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        3 years ago

        That's good to know, thanks comrade. Guess I'll just keep walking places until it is literally too hot to do so.

        • Speaker [e/em/eir]
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          3 years ago

          I mean, if you want a motorcycle, definitely get one. It literally does not matter at this stage. ☺️

          • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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            3 years ago

            A lot of other things would have to happen first, but I'll keep that in mind.