The Winter Tire Conspiracy

A friend posted this highly satirical piece and it was worth quoting in full. He found it somewhere and it was not attributed to anyone but they certainly nailed it. The photo here is a variation of it. This is the world we now live in with all the anti-vaxxers nut jobs and trumpers.

"I refuse to put on winter tires because:
• It’s my car, my choice, my freedom.
• The effectiveness of winter tires is not proven, except by studies carried out by the manufacturers (like I’m supposed to trust them).
• My neighbor Bob had an accident even after putting on winter tires.
• Some drivers are already on their 3rd set of tires, which proves their ineffectiveness.
• We do not know what the tires are made of.
• The tire manufacturers scare us with winter just to enrich themselves.
• In fact, I read on the internet that the tire giants invented snow and spread it at night when you sleep.
• If I have winter tires, the government can track me in the snow.
Educate yourself, open your eyes, stop being sheep!
This year, I say no to winter tires!"

This is a play on the fact that there really are Winter Tire Truthers who believe that there is a conspiracy among manufacturers and retailers to scam people into buying unnecessary winter tires. They say Stand Up for Tread Freedom.