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[–] 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

None of the killed cyclists were Jews? Is this some twisted antisemitism?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago

    Yeah, and the clear implication that they would have to have is that they were killed because they were cyclists?? Otherwise, I'm positive hundreds if not thousands (idk the demographics) of Jews were killed by accident, killed in hospitals, killed for other identities, over gambling debts etc.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Sure, more cyclists were killed, but the real question is who is more smug? /s

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    There's a super old joke (I first read it in a Leo Rosten book), that an antisemite claimed that the Jews had caused the war; the reply was: Yes, the Jews and the bicyclists. Why the bicyclists? Asks the antisemite. Why the Jews? asks the other.

    Maybe this is referring to that?

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  • [+] -22 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Sounds like they should all fucking leave.

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  • [–] [S] 35 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Car supremacists have entered the chat

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  • [+] -22 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Typical 2-wheeler IQ argument. Stick to handlebars kid your not ready for wheel power.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

    Cyclists are not well known for their capacity for long-distance travel, really they are better suited for commutes and the like (not that it can’t be done)

    Edit: people it’s not that deep I was just poking fun at bikes not being great for ‘just leave’-ing (I assume OP did not intend for them to be returning)

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    I would wager most people could not do that.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Because they are too fat and unfit from sitting on their moving fossil fuel powered sofa all day.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    That's like me telling other people that deadlifting 600 or so just takes practice.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I mean it's true. Deadlifting 600 does just take practice.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    No, it isn't. A significant number of people could never move that conventionally, or possibly in any other form.

    Even among competing strongment and powerlifters you have to have a certain luck with your baseline genetics--and even lucky smaller lifters may have problems.

    Some of my biggest movements are over a thousand pounds. Many competing strong men will never reach that number on any particular lift. And you know what? I bike for shit and do cardio for shit.

    It's irresponsible to pretend that anyone who cannot commit themselves to impressive feats of physical activity is just fat and lazy.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago

    It was a joke. What isn't a joke is America's built in car addiction. Even if you want to bike the fossil fuel industry and and auto manufacturers have subjugated urban planners and locked in dependency on their products. If you live urban or suburban and can't live your daily life without a car there is a serious design problem in your environment.

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  • [+] -28 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    What a tone deaf thing to say

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  • [–] 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    About the Jews? Yeah 100%. How many hate crimes are done on Muslims, and how many dollars are sent to Israel to murder Muslims?

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  • [+] -34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

    No the cycling thing, get off your high horse. Comparing your choice of transportation to experiencing antisemitism? Get over yourself

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  • [–] 23 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Which one leads to violent deaths? Which one is therefore, more important?

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  • [+] -25 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Kinda delusional but you do you I guess

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Delusional is talking about something that's manufactured propaganda in order to get you on board with Israel, despite it doing genocide in the middle east.

    Better to pay attention to a real issue, cyclists dying in our streets.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Lemmy is such a shitty place sometimes. Being against antisemitism and being against Israels crimes are not mutually exclusive. They have, in fact, nothing to do with one another.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Sure. But if you read the original post, it's about someone saying that jews are not safe in Canada. And this is then contrasted with how bicyclists are being killed in Canada but jews are not being killed. Directly contradicting the presented narrative.

    So then you might wonder: why did someone feel that Canada was unsafe? And you'll find that the answer was "because they heard a few people criticize Israel."

    In my own experience, the people saying "jews aren't safe" or "this is antisemitism" often aren't jewish or representing any jewish people; they're just pro-evil.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 month ago

    I can't speak for Canada. In Germany, Jewish people are at higher risk of harassment than the general population. Synagogues have armored doors, panic rooms and police around them, especially on Jewish holidays. Much more cyclists die every year than Jews. That doesn't negate the problem of antisemitism though.

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  • [+] -11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Alright, I'm just gonna leave you to your ramblings and block you now, have a nice day

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child)

    Transportation is rarely a choice. At least, not one made by the user. Being a cyclist is more political than being jewish.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    I'm sure it is if it's all you get upset about, that's quite a privilege if that's your biggest concern in life

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