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Huh, it's almost as if cars aren't the same thing as bicycles, differing greatly in aspects like vulnerability, respect from drivers, and existence of suitable infrastructure. Or said another way, it's almost as if punching up isn't the same thing as punching down. Who'da thunk it?
Never said they were. I posited that reversing the roles would upset people (like you clearly) who applaud the cyclists and deride the motorist.
If you'd be upset by people driving their cars on a bike path in protest of losing road space due to cycling infrastructure they'd be idiots but they'd be the same kind of idiots as these cyclists.
I think treating others as you wish to be treated is generally the simplest, safest rule to live by.
What you're doing is analogous to clutching your pearls about "white lives matter." It only seems fair or reasonable if you willfully ignore the power dynamics involved.
The oppressed are entitled to get upset about acts of aggression against them. The oppressors are not entitled to get upset when their victims fight back.
Sure. The power dynamic "doesn't exist".
You're a fucking moron.