Angry City. - The Chainlink2024-03-29T01:56:01Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/angry-city?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1111182&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI do most of my riding on the…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-26:2211490:Comment:11123342018-12-26T20:14:12.438ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>I do most of my riding on the south side. I generally get treated better by drivers in Englewood or Roseland (where I am a minority) than I do in areas of entitled drivers like Old Town and Lincoln Park. </p>
<p>I do most of my riding on the south side. I generally get treated better by drivers in Englewood or Roseland (where I am a minority) than I do in areas of entitled drivers like Old Town and Lincoln Park. </p> I've often found this as well…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-26:2211490:Comment:11124032018-12-26T16:32:29.421ZAlex Zhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AlexZ
<p>I've often found this as well, but of course it's blind chance who we encounter on a given day.</p>
<p>I've often found this as well, but of course it's blind chance who we encounter on a given day.</p> Trust me there are angry peop…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-23:2211490:Comment:11120152018-12-23T01:20:24.826ZNinehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Kevin98
Trust me there are angry people in the country to as I live across the border in Wisconsin and have been coming south to ride gravel the past four years.<br />
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I have also been hitting the wonderful network of trails in the Chicago area and I can just say as an opinion that it can be simply excellent cycling.<br />
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Why does one ride? An absolute must question as I ride because I love to ride.<br />
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Trust me there are angry people in the country to as I live across the border in Wisconsin and have been coming south to ride gravel the past four years.<br />
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I have also been hitting the wonderful network of trails in the Chicago area and I can just say as an opinion that it can be simply excellent cycling.<br />
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Why does one ride? An absolute must question as I ride because I love to ride.<br />
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Just an opinion<br />
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Nine i didn't really want to pull…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-22:2211490:Comment:11120122018-12-22T19:11:47.955Zmike w.https://thechainlink.org/profile/mikew
<p>i didn't really want to pull out a full-on accusation of "racist," but yeah. Elitist, classist, and xenophobic work pretty well though. i was trying to give the benefit of the doubt, but the poster is running out of doubt benefits. Whatever one's take, the dog whistles were pretty loudly blown</p>
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<p>i didn't really want to pull out a full-on accusation of "racist," but yeah. Elitist, classist, and xenophobic work pretty well though. i was trying to give the benefit of the doubt, but the poster is running out of doubt benefits. Whatever one's take, the dog whistles were pretty loudly blown</p>
<p></p> As the son & grandson of…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-22:2211490:Comment:11120112018-12-22T19:05:43.498Zmike w.https://thechainlink.org/profile/mikew
<p>As the son & grandson of immigrants, the current xenophobia gets under my skin. People are just people. There are good and bad people in any population. Labeling isn't helpful no matter how easy it is to do.</p>
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<p>As the son & grandson of immigrants, the current xenophobia gets under my skin. People are just people. There are good and bad people in any population. Labeling isn't helpful no matter how easy it is to do.</p>
<p></p> Fair enough. Cheers!
tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-22:2211490:Comment:11121222018-12-22T18:58:30.792Zmike w.https://thechainlink.org/profile/mikew
<p>Fair enough. Cheers!</p>
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<p>Fair enough. Cheers!</p>
<p></p> Since we’re putting labels on…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-22:2211490:Comment:11121212018-12-22T17:55:49.209ZErnesto Lubehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ErnestoLube
<p>Since we’re putting labels on people, I could have meant, “the other people.”</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter if immigrants or not. People are people, and if they drive with the rules, fine. It they’re bullies behind the wheel, I wish perpetual diarreah on them. </p>
<p>Since we’re putting labels on people, I could have meant, “the other people.”</p>
<p>Doesn’t matter if immigrants or not. People are people, and if they drive with the rules, fine. It they’re bullies behind the wheel, I wish perpetual diarreah on them. </p> "Verging on racist"?! No, let…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-22:2211490:Comment:11119252018-12-22T16:44:02.274Zcurt(is) lockehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/curtismyers
<p>"<em>Verging</em> on racist"?! No, let's call it what it is -- it IS racist (and elitist and classist.) What next, clp, a lecture on eugenics? You are not half as clever as you pretend to be. But "stimulating" legitimate debate is not really your intention, is it? You are receiving far too much attention for your "provocative" positions and THAT, I suspect, is your real motive. Regretfully, I fall into the trap by responding. My new year resolution will be to endeavor to not feed the…</p>
<p>"<em>Verging</em> on racist"?! No, let's call it what it is -- it IS racist (and elitist and classist.) What next, clp, a lecture on eugenics? You are not half as clever as you pretend to be. But "stimulating" legitimate debate is not really your intention, is it? You are receiving far too much attention for your "provocative" positions and THAT, I suspect, is your real motive. Regretfully, I fall into the trap by responding. My new year resolution will be to endeavor to not feed the troll.</p>
<p></p> Thanks for sharing your exper…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-22:2211490:Comment:11119242018-12-22T16:21:30.222ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>Thanks for sharing your experiences. I’m sorry that’s what you’ve seen growing up in the Chicago area.</p>
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<p>As the daughter of an immigrant, I think it’s tricky to make negative generalized statements about immigrants. I grew up hearing some pretty awful stuff about what is half of my culture. And then I’d go on a family trip to Pakistan and experience so much love and have great conversations with my family.</p>
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<p>Statistically, crime is lower with immigrant populations…</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing your experiences. I’m sorry that’s what you’ve seen growing up in the Chicago area.</p>
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<p>As the daughter of an immigrant, I think it’s tricky to make negative generalized statements about immigrants. I grew up hearing some pretty awful stuff about what is half of my culture. And then I’d go on a family trip to Pakistan and experience so much love and have great conversations with my family.</p>
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<p>Statistically, crime is lower with immigrant populations in our country. I grew up in a strict home so this doesn’t surprise me.</p> Well said.
The only quibble…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-12-22:2211490:Comment:11122072018-12-22T15:06:02.155Zmike w.https://thechainlink.org/profile/mikew
<p>Well said. </p>
<p>The only quibble i have is your last sentence regarding "other" immigrants- there's far too much negative stereotyping of immigrants. Maybe you should've added /s ?</p>
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<p>And yes, jerk drivers are anywhere and everywhere.</p>
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<p>Well said. </p>
<p>The only quibble i have is your last sentence regarding "other" immigrants- there's far too much negative stereotyping of immigrants. Maybe you should've added /s ?</p>
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<p>And yes, jerk drivers are anywhere and everywhere.</p>
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