[dc-critmass-list] We need to get our asses back in the grass!

[James Richardson]

Ok. I've been sitting on the sidelines for way too long now... I haven't 
ridden in a CM in quite some time  because I have felt like the political 
agenda hasn't really been about biking, transportation (as someone mentioned 
in another thread). I know I would be more interested in riding if

a) the rides were about biking, transportation, and other local issues
b) the rides were NOT about <insert issue du jour here>
c) the rides were NOT about pissing of the Polizei

The last time I did ride, I got the sense that there were others who were 
there to support biking and alternative transportation. I don't know if they 
still ride with CM. I guess my point is that if CM wants to be a "vehicle" 
(pun intended) for all kinds of protests it will probably never be very 
effective at conveying the message about biking, transportation, etc...  I 
support a lot of the other issues people want represented in the CM rides... 
I just prefer to keep things focused on taking down the automobile 
establishment...

I'm interested to hear whether or not others in the CM community feel the 
same way... I get the sense that there is a faction that wants to use CM for 
anti-capitalist / neo-anarchist type demonstrations... and there is another 
faction that's more about biking.


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