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XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism
XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore
From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com
On May 29, 10:23 pm, x wrote:
> On Wed, 29 May 2013 18:28:40 -0700, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey,
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> Most Humble Philosopher wrote:
> > On May 29, 9:17 pm, opel wrote:
> >> On 5/29/2013 6:16 PM, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble
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> >> Philosopher wrote:
> >> > Let's build bullet trains like every other civilized nation out
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> >> Are you willing to build the _freestanding _dedicated_ and
> >> _specialized_ trackage_ they need.
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> >> You do know they can't run on standard issue freight line track, don't
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> >> You do know that's why the ACELA isn't as fast as a Euro or Jap bullet
> >> train, don't you?
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> >> Or are you just a simpleton?
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> > Hey, I just know you are behind every other civilized nation. I'd let
> > the engineers figure out the tracks it needs and every other possible
> > option.
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> > Well, we can get Japanese or German engineers since ours can't even
> > connect the bike lanes. Do you know what it takes to ride a bike?
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> > Yes, it needs one continuous path or road. Not a sidewalk!
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> a moped would actually be ideal for a smallish coastal town like this is,
> i think you should give more of your energy to popularizing mopeds if you
> want to be taken more seriously.....they are fun and more suitable for
> most transportation than cars, cars should be more for serious traveling
> not the general outing, i agree that alternatives to cars are under used.
I do think the scooters/mopeds have a niche in transportation,
particularly in tropical weather. They are perhaps more convenient
than bicycles beyond, say, 10 miles. But with the bike you do get a
workout AND you are OFF THE GRID, meaning you don't need to be part of
the system. Why I do propose is that we have OPTIONS, including
walking. I'm currently walking but that's because it would be stupid
to use a bike for a mile. Everything has their own place in my Utopia.
> i just don't think it's realistic to be over demanding or extreme to be a
> real effective idealist. for instance vegetarians make themselves unheard
> by focusing on an either-or option between vegetarianism and eating meat,
> they could instead encourage a more conscious meat eating society that is
> respectful of the life they consume and not unconscious and so gluttonous.
True. I could be using a bike, say, 50% of the time instead of relying
on the car 100%. Imagine people could do that across America.
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> to be honest your continuous bicycle enthusiasm confuses me. i suspect
> you are a character of somebody else, 2 dimensional and simple to master
> without much thinking. it is a good thing to promote and i am sure it is
> helping your own karma lift by continuous dedication to something,
> anything... but what do you honestly expect by repeating the same thing
> in the same groups... is it to have a gimmick to help create a memory of
> yourself or... an obsession...or has the fantasy of successful
> "revolution" seriously mesmerized you into the visualization of your
> ideal society and made more important matters mean less until the one
> problem that you think of has become the only one exaggerated over time..?
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> sorry i have to ask, i seriously wonder if there is a good reason or not.
Well, my use of the "revolution" is just like the Christians using
"Armageddon." That will be the solution to all problems, right? ;)
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