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|    Free Spirit, Chief of Quixotic Ente to Alan Baker    |
|    Re: Myth: The motor car is the ultimate     |
|    04 Jan 15 15:22:06    |
      From: roamingfreeman@gmail.com              On Sunday, January 4, 2015 5:46:14 PM UTC-5, Alan Baker wrote:       > On 2015-01-04 22:43:11 +0000, Free Spirit, Chief of Quixotic Enterprises       said:       >       > > On Saturday, January 3, 2015 1:35:08 PM UTC-5, Alan Baker wrote:       > >> On 2015-01-03 17:19:34 +0000, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher       said:       > >>       > >>> On Saturday, January 3, 2015 9:23:54 AM UTC-5, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most       > >>> Humble Philosopher wrote:       > >>>> You drivers are placing the noose around your own neck. Your radicalism       > >>>> doesn't even tolerate the bicycle. The bicycle infrastructure is non       > >>>> existent or dysfunctional. Public transportation is highly       > >>>> dysfunctional too. You oppose trains in the city. You oppose fast       > >>>> trains as well. What's next?       > >>>>       > >>>> "Carmageddon!"       > >>>       > >>> I don't think we should turn this into a class struggle issue because       > >>> we often are both cyclists and drivers.       > >>>       > >>> Naturally the bicycle is the most democratic vehicle of the two and the       > >>> one that keeps you in touch with your community. I don't think you       > >>> should even vote if you don't ride a bike. You don't know what's going       > >>> on. You don't know about crime. You don't know about broken sidewalks.       > >>> You don't know about corruption.       > >>       > >> More completely bullshit.       > >>       > >>>       > >>> Everything is dysfunctional. You think we want free facilities. No, we       > >>> don't want any of that. Bike lanes don't work, not connected, used for       > >>> deliveries. They become another excuse for corruption.       > >>       > >> I KNOW you receive free facilities.       > >>       > >> Who will pay for those if you actually eliminate car use?       > >       > > "Eliminate car use?"       > >       > > I tell you drivers tend to be radical. I want to retire the bad drivers       > > so the other forms of transportation as well as the good drivers can       > > enjoy more room.       >       > I want to require all drivers to be good drivers... ...or lose their       > right to drive.              Well, we need those SPEED CAMERAS to start separating the good drivers from       the bad drivers.              Hint: Good drivers don't go speeding on city streets. They should have a       working passing lane on freeways.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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