a cheat sheet nonetheless

i thought these reviews were interesting. i never realized how infamous this event / movement grew to be..

http://www.yelp.com/biz/critical-mass-san-diego-2

my inner poli sci geek would love to suggest that this could have easily been benjamin barber's favorite activity every last friday of the month. but no one would really get it. all geeky comments aside, this type of participatory politics is exactly what this country needs. from what i know, it all started in san francisco as an event to raise road safety awareness for the sake of all bikers. some have then taken it as an informal protest against rising gas prices. other cities then slowly caught on. it was a great way to mobilize a younger and normally indifferent and apathetic crowd. 

but apparently in san diego, its now become about blocking traffic on the 94 freeway (come on now), ignoring stop lights and traffic signals, throwing beer bottles on the sidewalk, and not letting pedestrians pass. they undoubtedly meant well, they just attracted the wrong crowd.. douchebags. its always the ignorant over-zealous assholes that ruin it for everyone.

anarchy could be a good thing for movements such as this. but at this point, there needs to be some sort of structure.  it only really takes one ballsy and persuasive individual to tell these idiots to either straighten up or kick rocks.