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Old 06-04-07 | 11:06 AM
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vulpes
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Originally Posted by Sir Lunch-a-lot
Ever read the book of Exodus? You may notice that the people were stubborn in their ways, so God had them wander around in the desert until a whole generation had died off. There comes a point at which that's the only way to get a whole society to change is to kill off an entire generation and bring up the next Generation with proper values. And to an extent, it has already happened in North America: One generation has died off/is dying off, and a new one is being brought up by the media, indoctrinated with a whole new set of idiologys. This new generation controls the media, and that makes it more difficult to make speedy changes.

The best we can do for is to ride, gradually recruit others, and teach our children the value of the bicycle.
Spot on! . See my sig.

Edit: The sig is from bicyclefixation.com. There's a wealth of graet material there on bicycling and sustainability.
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