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
"Woke" is just code for "anything I don't like, don't understand, or wasn't raised with". Part of the problem is that people don't like their way of life being challenged by the mere existence of cyclists and public transit. The other part is that in many countries the infrastructure (roads, sidewalks, etc) aren't optimized for cycling and that can cause problems when cars, pedestrians, and cyclists are dodging each other.
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I have not had a car in years and have never felt so free. No payment, no gas, no maintenance and no insurance. Granted I live in DC and I can Metro just about anywhere.
I lived for years without a car but sadly most of the country isn't amenable to biking, walking, bus, etc. I now live in what I call country'ish and if you don't have a car, you're straight fucked. No car means no way to get to stores, work (assuming you don't work from home), etc. Now I drive for a living but we would still need at least one car in our household if we didn't want to continually over pay for groceries being delivered, need to go to Dr appointments, etc.
But would they react the same way if I was on a horse?
Driving a horse and buggy?
I still think it's just basic tribalism. Bicycle rider=wrong tribe.
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The answer is pretty simple. The modern day far right is pretty much a creation of the fossil fuel industry. Therefore they will fight against anything that might lead to reducing fossil fuel usage.
And anything that they might label -- or have had labeled for them, more likely -- as "sissy."
The hilarious irony being that if any dedicated cyclist kicked your garden-variety right wing asshat, I'll bet they wouldn't find that person so sissy after all. After they got up from wherever they landed.
Carbrains have always been at war with bicycles.
And pedestrians.
And all of nature.
There's a saying that goes something like:
There are two genders, male and 'political.'
Two races, white and 'political.'
Two religions, Christian and 'political.'Well, guess what: there are also two modes of transportation, driving and 'political.' Riding a bike is a political act, whether you intend for it to be or not.
Huh, I'd never heard of that saying before.
Well I can't say I've heard that racist, sexist saying before lol. Politically I've shifted all the way to slightly right of Atila the Hun and I ride a bicycle when I'm not unicycling with my friends. Maybe you're just sheltered or judging people you actually don't know? It may also be the case people you ride with actually don't agree with your politics.
My guess is because they're idiots.
Because idiots on the Internet keep trying to turn absolutely everything into an us vs them conflict.
My father to a T. I can't impress upon him enough his own complete lack of desire to find a solution, only underlining the problem i.e. whiny baby crying.
My son to a T. He is 25 and can't be bothered to look for solution to any issue, just complains and scrolls tik tok.
Idiocy is across all generations
Cycling as a societal mode of transport deprives capitalist automakers, oil companies, banks, and insurance companies of immense income. The right wing is extremely fervently capitalist and defends the capitalist class maniacally. That is why they defend harmful societal planning that funnels wealth to the capitalist class.
Yes. Because capitalists don't sell bicycles. And right wingers don't ride bicycles. Sound logic
Lmfao
Just trying to get around sounds an awful lot like something the wokerati would do...
First they were over there, now they're over here! Very suspicious.
“How dare those fit as fuck losers take lanes from me? I’ll have to exercise for once if this keeps up!”
It’s lead poisoning.