Originally Posted by
Gordiep
I firmly reject the idea that I owe my "fellow cyclists" anything. Riding a friggin' bike doesn't elect any of us to some mystical brotherhood. As far as I'm concerned, somebody else riding a bike is just that-- somebody on a bike. As far as I know, that is all we have in common, and it doesn't obligate me to defend their idiot actions.
I agree, there's worse sh*t than what's on that vid, but I'm not going to applaud it, or back down when a couple of underage halfwits get upset at my reaction. If you don't understand that I'm not seriously advocating killing those guys, then you need to take a short trip to a dictionary and look up the definition of 'rhetorical irony.' Seriously, get a bloody clue.
a) if you don't want to be part of a cycling community, that's your prerogative, but i'm willing to bet that you've benefited from other cyclists who care about your well-being
just because you're on a bike too.
b) no one asked you to defend anyone's actions.
c) no one asked you to applaud anything.
d) your comments about running someone over, given the frequency of cyclists' deaths at the hands of angry motorists, are uncalled for and in incredibly poor taste, regardless of whatever sarcasm or irony was intended.
e) the pretentious pseudo-intellectual grandstanding thing is seriously tired, and it isn't impressing anyone.