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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=265252708-29062006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>Real
work comes from action, not inaction. Taking advantage of opportunities, not
ignoring them.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=265252708-29062006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Even better, <STRONG><EM><U>creating</U></EM></STRONG>
opportunities. If you want stuff to happen, go make it happen. If your path
isn't clear, find another path to the same place. I don't think anyone is
saying that Jon shouldn't follow on with his complaint. It is just that
through Jon's own poor behaviour (and yes, the others behaved poorly as well),
he has failed to create an opportunity to promote positive change, and instead
is in a far weaker position when it comes to do anything. It will take
energy for this fight - always does. To actually achieve anything from
this, it will now take even more energy. And that's the real calculation
here, as who knows what kind of energy Jon has for this?
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
bostoncriticalmass-bounces@bostoncriticalmass.org
[mailto:bostoncriticalmass-bounces@bostoncriticalmass.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Pete Stidman<BR><B>Sent:</B> 28 June 2006 22:07<BR><B>To:</B>
list@bostoncriticalmass.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [*BCM*] change comes from action,
not inaction<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>I sent an email out last night that mysteriously didn't make it. It
kinda spooked me because I mentioned some folks that have died by car recently
while riding their bikes. <BR><BR>My essential message was
this:<BR><BR>People die.<BR><BR>That's why we are actively trying to change the
biking climate in this city. People get maimed, injured and killed by drivers
like the one that threatened Jon.<BR><BR>If Jon doesn't take this thing with the
cop to the highest levels he can, he is not respecting those that have died at
the hands of crazy drivers. <BR><BR>Jon has a legit complaint, and he should
call the authorities with it. What is there to lose? <BR><BR>Answer me
that. What is there to lose? <BR><BR>Anybody who is on here saying that someone
with a legitimate complaint like his should not take it to the proper people is
in my mind working against the cause of cycling advocacy and shouldn't be paid
attention to. <BR><BR>What I mean by that it should be seen that such people are
not going to be productive in the cycling advocacy movement, and they should be
ignored so that we can get some real work done. <BR><BR>Real work comes from
action, not inaction. Taking advantage of opportunities, not ignoring them.
<BR><BR>This whole conversation has been really frustrating to
watch<BR><BR><BR>Check out my blog at http://www.petestidman.com .<BR>You can
read my latest stories, connect to non-commercial internet radio and browse
recent stories about the media.
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