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It was a temporary stunt as part of a city-wide cleanup. The goal was to give a "first class experience" to commuters.

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[-] calliope@piefed.blahaj.zone 21 points 20 hours ago

The funny thing about this generalization is that this was a stunt because the city needed to be cleaned up so badly.

It was a temporary stunt as part of a city-wide cleanup. The goal was to give a "first class experience" to commuters.

But I think the problem ultimately at the start of the 1970s was Richard Nixon. Awful president who put us on the path we’re on.

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