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I've been reluctant to compare people who cycle and walk to an oppressed minority because it sounds disrespectful to people whose lives are profoundly affected by discrimination, but there are some similarities. https://road.cc/content/news/vandalism-oil-spread-road-anti-ltn-protests-ramp-276865
The people who oppose active travel and traffic reduction measures are the same All Lives Matter brexitty freedom fighters who refuse to wear masks in shops.
Under the guise of local activism a hard core of UKIP-adjacent provocateurs have discovered a new channel for populism.
Under the guise of local activism a hard core of UKIP-adjacent provocateurs have discovered a new channel for populism.
The subject (walking and cycling) sounds trivial but the tactics, and the trajectory, are the same as Gamergate, QAnon, Tea Partyism etc.
Find an issue where your rights are at first glance being taken away and use it to build outrage against the liberal deep state.
Find an issue where your rights are at first glance being taken away and use it to build outrage against the liberal deep state.
Surprise, surprise https://twitter.com/Jo_Earlsfield/status/1300191367013036032?s=19
Nazi salute guy doesn't like cars being inconvenienced
"All road users matter" https://twitter.com/mario/status/1301573802934046721?s=19
