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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

A closed city or town is a settlement where travel or residency restrictions are applied so that specific authorization is required to visit or remain overnight.

The USA version of this is a sundown town. The reason is racism.

And because I respect you (and I’m not a monster) I altered the URL to point to the main article and not the mobile version. Ffs, people, just delete two characters.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ehh not really. One is a cultural thing the other is a state issued piece of legal code.

Sundown towns are real but they're not really an american specific thing either. Tons of places on the planet will target you based on cultural shit. Closed Cities are some fascist ass shit

edit; a word

[–] WordBox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How did you draw that conclusion exactly?

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

If it is privatized there also exists the term "gated commnity" for it.

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've actually closed myself out of the whole country.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably you should add yourself to the list on Wikipedia then ;)

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not looking to fall out of a window

[–] moonlight@fedia.io 6 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't want to get defenestrated from nine miles high either.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

Super Freedom

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

I thought the movie Tenet made this up :)