[*BCM*] "I'm not!" (was: Bostoncriticalmass Digest, Vol 34, Issue 2)

[Jym Dyer]

> even if only 10 or 20% of the riders adopt this chant,
> on-lookers who are unaware of what critical mass is
> *really* about will assume it's something that it is not.

=v= If only 10 or 20% of the motorists in traffic are sporting
Red Sox bumper stickers, will these same on-lookers jump to the
conclusion that every motorist is thus a fan?

=v= I've been at CM rides where I was the only person carrying
signage for a certain point of view, and gotten the same sort
of complaint that you set forth.  I ain't gonna shut up any more
than a motorist ought to remove a bumper sticker expressing a
singular point of view.  I'm not going to suppress myself in
fear of some wrong conclusions that others might jump to.

=v= As Brian of Nazareth put it, "You are all individuals."
    <_Jym_>