Mike only writes these insepid articles to cause the many of us on the pro side of this to argue.
You see, he is the minority opinion in this debate and like other debates where there is a line
drawn seperating the majority opinion holders from the minority opinion holders, the minority
opinion holders will do anything to divide the majority holders thereby creating dissention and
violating the cohesiveness of the bond that the majority opinion holders share.
When the majority of Americans voted Democratic in the Bush-Clinton and whatshisname race, the
losing parties tried to discredit the winning party by establishing doubt and creating dissention
among the majority opinion holders of the time, the same way that the losers of the last election
attemtped to discredit the winner of that one with silly attempts to change the outcome. And you can
bet that the next Presidential election will not escape insepid rancoring and attempts to win by any
means by either side of the political arena. However we see that the majority opinion holders always
win and that victory is only gauranteed when the majority opinion holders do not fall prey to the
minority opinion holders tactics.
That same logic applied here says that no one can document where mountain biking is any more
dangerous than any other activity that people partake. And for that matter, who can actually count
the little ameba and larvae of flies that MTB'ers supposedly kill when they ride. Most MTB'ers stick
to the well established trails. We gauge the technical difficulty of our rides based on hills and
deadfall crossing our trails. A few of us actually ride in places that have no beaten path, but then
again, no beaten path was made with out first beaten
it...right????
Let's not fight amongst ourselves and allow MV to rant. I share his "facts" with both my MTB'er
freinds and my non-MTB'er friends. Jeff Foxworthy, Jim Belushi or any other comic can hold a candle
to this freak of nature. He is a valuable source of humor and laughter. Ask him if he drives a car.
He will say no but his wife does. You see, that is only a small bit of the double standard he
applies to us. He refuses to drive a car because it is harmful to the environment yet he will allow
his wife to own a car and drive him back and forth to work...setting back womens rights no less....
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Mike throws personal remarks in the face of congnitive arguments.
>
> "Steve Petree" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > I wasn't debating, I was letting the forums know that I felt pity for his soul. I can understand
> > his frustration, (not agree with him), when flamers like you post personal remarks instead of
> > cognitive arguments. Either agree or disagree, making personal attacks will only get you a
> PLONK!
> >
> > JD wrote:
> >
> > >Steve Petree <
[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:<
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> > >
> > >
> > >>In all forums, and topics, it is always useful to have debates, about whether what we do is
> > >>fun, or useful, or meaningful, or dangerous, etc. Mike, I don't agree with everything you say,
> > >>but I do agree with a small part, and in any case debate is always interesting.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >You're retarded, aren't you? There is no "debating" with a psycho, unless you are like-minded.
> > >
> > >JD
> > >
> > >
