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<font size="-1"><font face="Verdana">Personally, I would rather see an
end to people hiding behind religion. Schoolchildren in this country
are getting away with wearing shirts with hate-mongering messages
because it's "religious", where if an atheist were to wear the same
article of clothing, he or she would be expelled.<br>
<br>
Attempting what has been proposed would nullify the purpose of CM as I
see it. In my opinion, the objective of critical mass is to attempt to
both reinforce and expand the rights of bicyclists on the road. By
claiming the CM ride as a religious act, we are no longer making a
political statement about our rights as cyclists; we are simply riding
to appease our deity, or what have you.<br>
<br>
In other words, instead of hoping that motorists, politicians, etc.
will see us ride and maybe think to themself, "well gee, I guess bikers
DO have rights to the road", they will see us and think, "there go
those weirdo's with that strange religion"<br>
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Becky Thatcher wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:88052.50521.qm@web55401.mail.re4.yahoo.com"
type="cite">
<div>Dear Bicycle Advocates,</div>
<div><em></em> </div>
<div>You might be interested to know that there is an actual religion
that considers Critcal Mass to be a bona fide form of religious
expression. This religion, called Matrixism, has recently received
significant attention in the popular and academic press. Not only is
Critical Mass considered by Matrixism to be a form of spiritual
expression but one of its holy days is in fact named "Bicycle Day".</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Believe it or not this association could end
up providing serious legal leverage for the Critical
Mass protest/education movement especially in the United States.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Among other things Matrixism is based on the movie trilogy <em>The
Matrix</em> and the writings of Aldous Huxley. In keeping with its
grassroots nature the URL for Matrixism is: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.geocities.com/matrixism2069" target="_blank"
rel="nofollow"><span id="lw_1177880886_1"><font color="#003399"><span
id="lw_1177881350_1"><span id="lw_1177882551_1"><span
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id="lw_1180914512_1"><span id="lw_1180920495_2"><span
id="lw_1180940002_2"><span id="lw_1180984447_2"><span
id="lw_1181014621_2"
style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span
id="lw_1181035886_2"><span id="lw_1181068810_2"
style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span
id="lw_1181075433_2"
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style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span
id="lw_1181185451_2"
style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">http://www.geocities.com/matrixism2069</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></a> .</div>
<div> </div>
<div>If nothing else Matrixism is a very short and entertaining read.
Please pass this info along to anyone that you think may find it
interesting.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Sincerely,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Kim Mallet</div>
<div> </div>
<div>PS If you would like to see popular and scholarly references to
Matrixism you can find them here: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Xoloz/Matrixism"
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span id="lw_1180920495_3"><font
color="#003399"><span id="lw_1180940002_3"><span id="lw_1180984447_3"><span
id="lw_1181014621_3"
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id="lw_1181185451_3"
style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Xoloz/Matrixism</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></a></div>
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