On 1. 7. 2019 17:51, budstaff wrote:
On Monday, 1 July 2019 01:55:11 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2019 01:24, Simon Jester wrote:
On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 12:16:05 AM UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2019 22:23, Simon Jester wrote:

On Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 8:40:07 PM UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2019 16:46, Simon Jester wrote:
On Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 3:43:09 PM UTC+1, JNugent wrote:

I have no adverse prejudice towards cyclists. I am happy to acknowledge
that a significant minority of them more or less comply with the law.

The above statement shows how prejudiced you are.

It's like saying.
'I have nothing against Black people, some of them are almost as good as White people.'

It's actually exactly like saying that some cyclists are law abiding and
that others (as it happens, these days, a majority) are not.

That's what it's like saying. It is nothing at all like saying anything
to do with being black.

Thank you for proving my point.

Before you start ranting I do consider the anti-cyclist bias equivalent to racism.

You can be as wrong and as stupid as you like, I can't stop you.

Being black (or Jewish or any other inherent characteristic) is not a
chosen behaviour. Being a chav scofflaw cyclist *is* a chosen and
deliberate behaviour. Your statement about what you consider (that's
perhaps putting it a bit high) doesn't change that.

Enlisting in a particular religion is not a choice?

I would not previously have believed that you are so stupid as to think
that being black - or being Jewish - is a voluntary choice.

How is being Jewish NOT a voluntary choice?
I was raised as a Christian then I grew up and stopped believing in fairy tales.

You aren't helping yourself. Stop digging.

But you said it, so you must be.

Now, tell me why I should respect cyclists who break traffic law
constantly and repeatedly.

How do you feel about motorists who break speed limits?

What does it have to do with the way that cyclists behave (most of 'em)?

As this veered into religion, let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

or chisel.