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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would the Neo-Con show up at 5:30 pm, at Copley, on
the last Friday of the month? That is the only rule I know
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(smiley face emoticon)</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=zan@stargeek.com href="mailto:zan@stargeek.com">Dan Zarrella</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=list@bostoncriticalmass.org
href="mailto:list@bostoncriticalmass.org">Boston Critical Mass</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 03, 2006 1:37
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [*BCM*] A fine point</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I'm curious what everyone thinks about the poltical nature of
CM?<BR>Can CM exist apolitically? Or is this form of bike activism
inextricably tied to certain "political" leanings?<BR>would a Neo-Con be
welcome on the ride? <BR>-Dan<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 1/3/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Jason
Orach</B> <<A href="mailto:jorach@gmail.com">jorach@gmail.com</A>>
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Zarella wrote:<BR>"just as I (perhaps we?) critize the choice between wage
slavery and<BR>starvation as no choice at all,"<BR><BR>This isn't a
criticism of your beliefs Dan, but one of the big turn<BR>offs for me about
CM is the constant crusade against "the machine" and <BR>the constant stream
of anarchist politics in the ride, I know a lot of<BR>people feel the same.
It alienates a lot of people who aren't<BR>concerned about bringing down the
system, but who just want to be able<BR>to ride their bikes in peace on the
streets. <BR><BR>Let's work together to promote bikes, and leave our
political agendas<BR>at the bike rack.<BR><BR>- Jason
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