Why is the right at war with cyclists? We’re not ‘wokerati’ – we’re just trying to get around | Zoe Williams
Why is the right at war with cyclists? We’re not ‘wokerati’ – we’re just trying to get around | Zoe Williams
Riding a bike is not a political act, yet cyclists have become the bete noire for the anti-woke, anti-green, anti-liberal crowd, writes Zoe Williams
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Look, I'm generalizing here, but there seems to be an almost intentional effort on the part of many journalists and journalistic outlets to misunderstand "The Right".
Its the charity part, which, like I get the journalistic training and the importance of giving someone you might disagree with the the charity required to have a conversation, but "The Right" has been using this act of good faith to further their agenda. We shouldn't be giving them charity. Period. They've broken with the good faith required to support that charity. "The RIght" aren't arguing or acting in good faith, and so charity shouldn't be extended to them. They are captured by a kind of cynicism that is not compatible with civil society.
I frequent both right and left wing areas of the web to try and keep tabs on what everyone is talking about, and literally the only place I've ever seen this sort of anti-cyclist circle jerk is on reddit.
It absolutely happens many other places, including Facebook, nextdoor, local blogs, and get this, irl. I have been threatened more than a couple of times directly, and even more times indirectly. People fucking hate cyclists. All because they dare to not drive a fucking car (sometimes).
I used to be annoyed by cyclists because from my perspective I thought I could easily kill them by accident and they were clogging up the road. That was a very selfish attitude but it was mine. I don't know if that's what others are thinking but the hatred is very, very real.
Google Aaron Freeman and Indiana SB-52. Granted, he was opposing dedicated bus lanes rather than bike lanes, but it's the same argument. Then google who his biggest donors are.
It definitely still happens in the conservative tabloids, although that has been around for many years already.
Really? Try riding a bike in a city once.
Really? I've seen it literally on fuckCars, here on Lemmy!
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