Revolution is in the Air

[Free Spirit, Chief of Quixotic Enterprises]

Again, more seriously: ISTM one of the big benefits of democracy is
that no matter who wins, the losers know they're outnumbered. That cuts
down on the chances for a civil war or other revolution; and such
revolutions are almost always disastrous.
But ISTM we've reached a point where broadcast media allows a demagogue
to gain control over a majority which otherwise wouldn't have the
slightest interest in being good citizens, i.e. thoughtful voters who
logically consider the issues and potential solutions.

Violent revolutions are wrong and yet this country promotes them in far away places where people have certain dreams of "freedom" and "democracy," or simply are fed up with corruption.

I say the FEAR OF REVOLUTION should be there, so the elites are a little more careful in their corruption schemes. The actual revolution may be a disaster like in Syria, Libya, Ukraine, etc.

Freedom is simple being able to walk and ride a bicycle in your community. Democracy means that they listen to you.

Fear is in the air, so is revolution. "Flower Power" or "Banana Power." Oh yes, there's a difference.


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[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:35:12 -0700 (PDT), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

You are feeding fear into the jungle. The gazelles get scared. ?

The lion, cheetah and wolf do not eat the smart, energetic gazelles; they prey
on the slow and lazy. Perhaps humanity needs aome predators to thin the herd.

You can't rule the jungle by fear. You may for a while but eventually the herd will catch up with the game.

If the herd of buffaloes knew they can overcome the lion...

They think that by sacrificing one more animal, they'll be safer.

[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:15:33 -0700 (PDT), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 22:00:56 -0700 (PDT), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most

Post by Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:35:12 -0700 (PDT), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

You are feeding fear into the jungle. The gazelles get scared. ?

The lion, cheetah and wolf do not eat the smart, energetic gazelles; they prey
on the slow and lazy. Perhaps humanity needs aome predators to thin the herd.

You can't rule the jungle by fear. You may for a while but eventually the herd will catch up with the game.

Go to N. Korea, stand on the street corner and shout "Kim Jong-un is
a Dork!". Or maybe Iran and shout Mohamed was a fake.
I think that you will discover that fear does work.
--

I can shout "Obama is ..." But I fear riding on any of the bike facilities that popped up under Obama.
A bunch of loose terrorists out there. ?

Obama did a lot for gays, but not for his own people.
I've given my pamphlets to thousands of black Americans and they never say "Hey, Obama did a lot for us." The overwhelming corruption I speak of came under his presidency. Trump doesn't even believe in climate change and quality of life doesn't seem to be in his agenda. Clinton would be more of the same.
I may ride sooner or later in an accident but this observation remains true: "Corporations are people, people are monkeys."
But let's not be tragic. Revolution is in the air. ?

What revolution are you referring to? Monkeys Against the World!
(MAW). Or maybe the Two Wheel Terrorists (TWT)? (Now, that does have a
ring to it).
And, of course we had the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) group that were
protesting something or another. I did read that they received
contributions totaling 700,000 dollars and an audit revealed on March
2, 2012, that only $44,000 was then available.
--

A bunch of rebel monkeys don't make a revolution. Just look at Critical Mass.

It takes unified sensible demands such "clean and green communities where one can walk and ride a bike." First we need an alliance with pedestrians toward a common goal. Secondly, we need to tame traffic.

They sound like radical ideas at first, until you realize even an idiot would agree with it.

[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

The thing about this revolution is that it's so easy to do. No endless war, no coup, no occupation. All you need is groups of coordinated riders, taking a lane of traffic in a nice civilized way. Not like Critical Mass who out come in crowds blocking roads. That's not nice. Drivers are potentially our friends. Same of police. Just bring some fliers of how the jungle works for the benefit of the lion. Oh, don't forget to bring bananas if someone gets aggressive. Once these small groups liberate a road, they'll be consider heroes. Music is very important. I prefer rebel reggae music, but it cold be samba or heavy metal. The bottom line is having fun and informing the public.

[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Fri, 17 Jun 2016 04:15:08 -0700 (PDT), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most

Got a picture of bike lanes?

These were done by the PT (Lula and Dilma's worker's party)
https://www.google.com/search?q=ciclovias+sao+paulo&hl=en&tbm=isch
They were the ones that had tacks (nails) spread all over
them, in a protest against the working class. Note that although they
cost next to nothing to build, they really helped cyclists.
This one in Rio (PMDB - Coupists) collapsed, killing two
people. Inferior building materials were used, so they could skim.
Nobody went to jail.
https://www.google.com/search?q=ciclovias+rio+matam&hl=en&tbm=isch
Enough pictures ? Do you understand a little bit more about
Brazilian politics ?
[]'s

Lucky you! We get a line (nothing else) separating us from fast traffic. And that's not all. The bike lanes are unconnected and end abruptly. Then we get another type, which is a joke. They call it "sharrows" (a bike painted on the road) meaning you may take the lane. There aren't many takers though. Many times the bike facilities just pop up on a blind curve. Wow!

I propose something radical and yet simple. Any bicycle can take the lane and ride on. This has many advantages:

1- You may go anywhere a car can go,

2- They allow couples (gay or straight) to ride together, ;)

3- They require zero investment,

4- It gives you maximum visibility,

5- You are not discriminated against.

Bicyclists are people too! So are pedestrians. No wonder we got deserted streets where crossing the street is a gamble.

[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Fri, 17 Jun 2016 09:53:46 -0700 (PDT), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most

Post by Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

On Fri, 17 Jun 2016 04:15:08 -0700 (PDT), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most

Got a picture of bike lanes?

These were done by the PT (Lula and Dilma's worker's party)
https://www.google.com/search?q=ciclovias+sao+paulo&hl=en&tbm=isch
They were the ones that had tacks (nails) spread all over
them, in a protest against the working class. Note that although they
cost next to nothing to build, they really helped cyclists.
This one in Rio (PMDB - Coupists) collapsed, killing two
people. Inferior building materials were used, so they could skim.
Nobody went to jail.
https://www.google.com/search?q=ciclovias+rio+matam&hl=en&tbm=isch
Enough pictures ? Do you understand a little bit more about
Brazilian politics ?
[]'s

Lucky you! We get a line (nothing else) separating us from fast traffic. And that's not all. The bike lanes are unconnected and end abruptly. Then we get another type, which is a joke. They call it "sharrows" (a bike painted on the road) meaning you may take the lane. There aren't many takers though. Many times the bike facilities just pop up on a blind curve. Wow!

A question here.
In all (I believe) States a bicycle is considered a "vehicle" and
therefore has the right to use the public highways.
But, having that right bicycles, it seems, now want, not equality but
favored treatment. "We want you to build us a private highway which is
restricted to our use only. And, we want you to pay for it."
Sort of an inverse civil rights movement. On one hand we have the
"everyone should have the right to vote" and on the other, "you should
build a road that you can't drive on".
--
cheers,
John B.

These "bike facilities" are a death trap, so none is better.
Take the lane and pray. It would be nice they enforced speed cameras, and raise some money to pay for even more corruption.

You know what, I don't want the bike lanes. Give it to the liberation groups fighting Assad (whoever they are) or give it to contractors doing nation building in Iraq. They need all that money, and more.

We don't need anything.

[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:57:07 -0700 (PDT), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most

You don't get it, do you?
America, though richer than Europe, doesn't have a quality of life.
We need bikes and cafes.

To be honest, I don't think you know what you are talking about.
"Quality of Life" depends on a great many things. Some of which, as I
mentioned, might be as little as just having enough to eat. And of
course, bicycles. However I wonder. Does the bicycle contribute more
"quality of life" to a farmer in Indonesia who has to transport a
hundred kilos of rice 20 Km back to his house? Or a guy in American
out for his Sunday ride all dressed up in a hundred dollars worth of
Lycra?
Or Starbucks? Do you really believe that sitting in a Starbucks
drinking a greatly over priced cup of coffee contributes more to
"quality of life" than sitting at home with your wife and children?
Or maybe Usians don't do that any more?
--

Humans are social animals, aren't we? Starbucks allows some of that European quality to come to the deserted streets of America. How will people get to Starbucks? By bicycle, of course. You bring your computer and can join intelligent discussions online --such as this one. 😉
The library is the only place that offers WIFI outside Starbucks, but they don't let you talk.

Actually the outdoor cafes can become the hubs of the revolution, places of intellectual exchange where we discuss politics and organize the rides. Well, the rides don't need much organization. A small group of cyclists get on the road and have fun.

Again, the gay community is invited.

[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Sat, 18 Jun 2016 15:43:07 -0700 (PDT), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Gee, what a pity. They've got such organizational skills with Gay Parade. And the political system is already open to them. No choice, some of us will need to fake being gay.

Coming out of the closet as a cyclist ain't easy.

Better idea - fake being black. They are much better organized than gays. And
there are even precidents.

Maybe faking being black and gay is a better idea.
Gays owe everything to Obama.

Well, not everything. Biden cornered Obama into a corner --says the article-- and made him accept the gay rights. And now the country must remember Obama for having accepted gays as people.

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2012/05/obama-gay-marriage-biden-good-timing

Cyclists and pedestrians are NOT people yet, but I have faith that the right coaching from the gays could make the difference. Obama gave us some crappy bike lanes nobody uses and we are on top of pedestrians, so to speak. Sidewalks are for pedestrians.

[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

Poor people in America must feed the car before their stomach.
The bus is not an option. The bicycle is not an option. Walking is not an option.

Bull. Plenty of people ride the bus. Those that are healthy enough and
smart enough know that the bicycle is faster, but most ride the bus.

I turned back today because the bus didn't come. Everybody else did the same. Depending on the bus would get you fired. Riding a bike is practical to get to the liquor store. Riding on the sidewalk doesn't get you very far. Walking is out of the question.

You live in America or you never visit the ghetto?

[Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:10:56 -0700 (PDT), "Wise TibetanMonkey, Most

You call the European system socialist all the time.

It is.

So is Canada, right?

You are possible the only NON SOCIALIST country in the West, meaning you believe in predatory capitalism. Not even bikes are tolerated. I assume pedestrians either for the same reason as bikes. They don't pay their fair share. They are the losers of the jungle.

You do not share the free movement of people.

I can ride anywhere in the USA, an area as big as Europe. Is that not
free movement?

No. That would include Canada and Mexico.

You attack bureaucracy in Europe as if you didn't have one.

I did? Please cite.

You call them socialist in the sense of big government, regulations and restrictions. Yes, that's an attack on bureaucracies.

You say Europeans live like sardines.

They do.

Seems seem to be happy that way. Monkeys live in troops too. Wolves live in packs, etc. We are social animals.

What 'dream' (nightmare?) have I spoiled.

Too much corruption and no respect for human rights, namely the right to mobility on foot or bicycle.

Just the opposite. I have no objection to pedestrians or biciylists
so long as they do not violate OTHER peoples' freedom by impeding
their right to travel.

Take the other lane if you don't like it.

If that's convenient. Might be easier to put you in the ER .
Here's a good bicycle
https://www.facebook.com/GaryOwen/videos/vb.55107614236/10154919219164237/?type=2&theater

Yes, you love to terrorize cyclists, the very people saving the world.
Your views are radical.

No, my views are normal. Suppose a man works to buy a plot of land
then plants a veggie garden on it. Do you have any right to come onto
his land and steal his vegges?? What if, instead of one man, 1000 get
together and do the same. Do you have a right to trespass and steal
just because there are more of them. Do they have a right to defend
their property? It is exactly the same with roads. Cyclists are
'saving the world' only in the sense that ISIS is saving the world -
by imposing dark ages mentality on free people.

You know what. I prefer you ban bicycling altogether rather than give the illusion of bicycles being welcomed on the the roads. They are not. Save your crappy bike lanes. They are deathtraps.