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
  • GrymEdm@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    “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 cause problems when cars, pedestrians, and cyclists are dodging each other.

  • Ogmios@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Because idiots on the Internet keep trying to turn absolutely everything into an us vs them conflict.

    • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
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      9 months ago

      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.

      • tim-clark@kbin.social
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        9 months ago

        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

  • Diplomjodler@feddit.deEnglish
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    9 months ago

    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.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      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.

  • SuperSynthia@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    “How dare those fit as fuck losers take lanes from me? I’ll have to exercise for once if this keeps up!”

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    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.

    • gaifux@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      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.

  • abuttandahalf@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 months ago

    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.