Equal and equitable are not the same thing, we should strive for equitable treatment.mattsccm wrote: ↑19 Jun 2021, 10:18pm I wonder if we, as a minority , have the right to demand more. Is that really fair? Should we be treated the same* or favoured?
*Same/fair to me is absolute equality, no giving extras to allow for disadvantages.
Not suggesting we should always give in but looking at things from the greater populations point of view, if only to see the enemy.
My long term analogy is this. I can't run at the same speed as Bolt. Is a fair race both of us starting together and me getting hammered or me starting 80 metres up the track and getting a draw? So many people want the latter today but to my mind that is immoral, nay disgusting.
That will be, in some form, the views of a huge proportion of the population and to ignore or put it down isn't wise.
Of course I am talking twaddle anyway as cycle lanes where I ride can't/won't happen and I give no toss whatsoever about the cities
Except there are a couple of things wrong with that...
One is that they should probably be *in* the stadium
The other is that society really ought to be encouraging solutions to problems, not encouraging more problems. And the current traffic problem is not going to be resolved by making even more room for personal transport, it will be resolved by personal transport taking less room.
That also brings benefits to the whole of society - cleaner air, lower healthcare costs....
And, much like taxation, these aren't things that happen without a guiding principal being put into operation with the force of law.