| Re: Critical Mass Tunnel Freaks
>"Robert J. Matter" rjmatter@HowManyWillDieSoYouCanDrive.org
wrote in answer to:
>Why can't C-M rides achieve their goals of raising
>> public awareness of cyclists as legitimate road users, encouraging
>alternative
>> methods of transportation, etc. without reverting to a "Might makes right.
>We
>> have the numbers that allow us to ride however and wherever we damn well
>> please." philosophy?
>
>Because CM is not about integrating with and accepting car culture. CM is
>about challenging car culture.
>
>I suggest you read _Critical Mass: Bicycling's Defiant Celebration_ and watch
>these videos to get a better perspective of CM:
>
> Return of the Scorcher
> We Are Traffic
> Bike Like U Mean It
>
>-Bob Matter
In other words, there really *is* no reason that the same message can't be
delivered without the silliness, selfishness, and outright stupidity attendant
to many of the C-M rides I've known. Thanks but no thanks then. I'll continue
to ride in a legal sane manner and to think poorly of those that act as if
might makes right.
Regards,
Bob Hunt
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