Boycott US

735 readers

24 users here now

Overview:

The community dedicated to boycotting the US until they stop fascism, restore full democracy and start following international law.

Americans have a moral obligation to resist Donald Trump and project 2025 at every turn.

America is a flawed democracy currently being ruled by oligarchs. Stop the backslide! Dont let America become the next Hungary.

America needs to challenge the court rulings of citizens united v. fec and shelby county v. holder, protect the media, implement independent district drawing, and the single transferable vote so they don't end up having people stay home in life-changing elections because they cannot vote for their favourite candidate.

Related communities:

Boycott:

[email protected]

Activism:

[email protected]

founded 1 month ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

859

DC is getting empty. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

137 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

*Dulles airport is in Virginia, not DC

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

It may be located in Virginia, but it's the closest international airport and is on the DC metro system. If things are slow at Dulles, it means people aren't flying to DC.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's like saying the New York Giants play in NJ

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's about 8 miles from the stadium to midtown.

It's about 26 miles from Dulles to DC.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

My daily commute?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Toronto's main international airport is in Mississauga, about 17 miles (28km) from downtown Toronto.

It's pretty normal for metropolitan areas to span more than one state, and many municipalities, served by a single international airport that is in the suburbs of that major city.

The point is that if you're flying international in or out of DC, IAD is literally your closest option. And if you're flying there, it's probably because you're visiting DC and not some Civil War battlefield in rural Virginia. Functionally speaking, it's DC's airport.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Does DC have an airport?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There's Ronald Regan Washington National (DCA) but it's not an international airport, so only has domestic flights, and isn't as big.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And, you know, also in Virginia.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I love how even the airport code is like "let's pretend it's DC"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

No, Reagan National is just across the Potomac from DC and also in Virginia.