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In article <Jym.17May1993.1846@naughty-peahen> Jym Dyer <jym@remarque.berkeley.edu> writes:
>=/= Last Friday I went to the East Bay Critical Mass Ride.
>
>rush hour traffic jams.  The bottom line for many is that it's
>a lot of fun and really pretty empowering to be riding down
>major streets with 150 fellow cyclists.

I wonder how much extra gasoline was burned waiting for you?  How much
more negativity was generated towards bicyclists in general?  Was a 'fun'
time worth it?

Sounds like several cops were also tied up for some time.  Was anybody
robbed or murdered while these guys were babysitting you?

>(and with luck, the YOWMs won't reduce these numbers any)

They might be heterosexual as well.  They could REPRODUCE!!!!!
Kill them.

>I wasn't thrilled with all of the participants, but
>that's true of any demonstration.  I give it:  Two Thumbs Up!
>    <_Jym_>

I'm not particularly thrilled with the 'demonstration'.

Seems like all that's needed these days to justify negative, abusive,
obstructive, and contrarian behavior is a 'cause', and causes are as easy
as words.

I largely use public transportation; I hate this dependence most people
have upon automobiles; yet I find this a completely stupid, juvenile,
counterproductive act (at least how you have described it - I wasn't there
thank <your favorite diety here>).

I'd rather have my 'cause' promoted in a sane and meaningful way.  If you
folks want to have fun, why don't you all ride your bicycles to the beach?