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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
The problem is that there clearly are a few people on the forum who actually are "anti-bicycle" in that they oppose any and all bike-related initiatives, insult cyclists. They even claim that the technology is invalid by arguing all kinds of nonsense about when it was invented or even that bikes don't stand up on their own. They don't have nuanced discussions about the pros and cons of individual projects, supporting some and being skeptical of others. They oppose them all unconditionally. Calling out that type of behaviour isn't divisive; the behaviour is. There's no valid reason to pretend that these people don't exist or that their invalid knee-jerk reactions are actually reasonable just for the sake of seeming somehow more polite. An important part of any discussion is truth.
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Nobody is asking anybody to pretend something doesn't exist. I didn't think it was unreasonable to suggest that polite, respectful conversation is more productive than labeling and name-calling, but perhaps I was wrong.
Duly noted. Let's move on.