What is it with those on the left who are consumed with telling other people how to live their lives?
A social media user under the name Tyler Newcomb, who prominently displays his “he/him” pronouns and identifies himself in his Twitter profile as an “EMT and advocate for safe streets,” shared an image of himself standing next to what appears to be a Ford Super Duty pickup truck.
“I’m the average male height [at] 5’9″. This vehicle should be illegal,” he tweeted.
I’m the average male height the at 5’9”
This vehicle should be illegal. pic.twitter.com/4AM3L6CHwy
— Tyler Newcomb (He/Him) (@tylernewcomb_) October 30, 2022
As you might expect, Newcomb was met with some serious blowback over his call to have government regulate what kind of vehicles we are allowed to drive and how high they can be.
Yet, his answer was to double down on his call, rather than learning the valuable lesson that a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
“Well holy sh-t, this one blew up,” Newcomb said in a follow-up tweet. “A few things: yes, some folks need trucks for work. I happen to be one. That doesn’t mean these dangerous, fashion over function designs should be legal. The NHTSA could regulate hood height and frontal visibility to reduce the danger.”
“To anyone who has insulted my height, please stop protecting your insecurities onto me,” he added. “I’m very comfortable with my height, and the fact that I’m the National average is conveniently illustrative here. It’s comical that truck bros think my height is the point of this.”
To anyone who has insulted my height, please stop protecting your insecurities onto me. I’m very comfortable with my height, and the fact that I’m the National average is conveniently illustrative here. It’s comical that truck bros think my height is the point of this.
— Tyler Newcomb (He/Him) (@tylernewcomb_) October 30, 2022
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from those who oppose more government control in our lives:
Why? I never understood the idea of ‘I don’t like this thing. So it should be illegal’
People like different things in the world. Its what makes the world interesting
— Psybud16 (@Psybud16) October 30, 2022
why do you spend so much time worrying about what other people choose to drive and trying to dictate the behavior of others?
strong hall monitor energy here
— Gregory A. Butler (@GREGORYABUTLER) October 30, 2022
Doesn’t it just suck that people like things that you don’t like and do things you don’t personally approve of even if they’re not hurting anyone else in the process? The world just isn’t fair.
— . ☠️ (@Lead_Flinger) October 30, 2022
People don’t think about the purpose of laws. It’s not a wish list. You want law enforcement to respond to call about truck height? If they refuse to change their truck— what then? Seize it? Steal from people? Lock em up? Cuz you got picked last in dodge ball? Think, nerd. https://t.co/Uj3V44eaDS
— BrutalBrittany (@BrutalBrittany2) October 31, 2022
On the other hand, as we have learned via the pandemic, there is a disturbingly large contingency of Americans clamoring for authorities to dictate the parameters of life:
Ugh, I despise these trucks. This is what it’s like to park a full size sedan in Oklahoma. Parking garages and parking lots are terrifying – I have to inch out and hope for the best pic.twitter.com/T5yT2Pz3Ax
— Anne V Herdman Royal, MD (she/her) (@anneherdman) October 30, 2022
Speaking as someone who grew up farming and using trucks as tools, I can wholeheartedly say that this design is not only excessive, but detrimental to a utilitarian design.
This is theatre of power, not functional design.
— American Fietser (@AmericanFietser) October 30, 2022
Plenty of these ridiculous things in our area. They can’t fit in their garages, so the owners block sidewalks, forcing kids/ pedestrians/pets to go into the street. They often take up two spaces in shopping lots. And don’t even cry me a river over their gas prices. No sympathy.
— The little bird (@lepetitoiseau) October 30, 2022
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