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TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher
Dec 1, 2012, 12:08:01 PM12/1/12
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On Dec 1, 11:58 am, "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"
<thetibetanmon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 30, 12:13 pm, skeptic <being@.... --- -- .> wrote:
>
> > You have seen much warfare?
>
> > Do you suffer from PTSD?
>
> > What wars have you fought in?
> > Or did you, like, watch them on your television,
> > from far away, out of harm's way.
>
> That's a funny comment that you make. Of course, we cyclists suffer
> from PTSD. We suffer sniper attacks every day and we are not even able
> to fight back. The whole thing is so depressing that many of us suffer
> from suicidal thoughts just like the Army. Every day 30 army personnel
> try suicide and 18 succeed. My numbers may be off but you get the
> idea.
>
> Going through no-man's land is the least of my worries.
Those numbers are for veterans. People who have seen it all and see no
hope. No hope. I see no hope for the fate of cyclists and pedestrians
either.
http://www.hermes-press.com/military_suicides.htm
I rest my case.
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<thetibetanmon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 30, 12:13 pm, skeptic <being@.... --- -- .> wrote:
>
> > You have seen much warfare?
>
> > Do you suffer from PTSD?
>
> > What wars have you fought in?
> > Or did you, like, watch them on your television,
> > from far away, out of harm's way.
>
> That's a funny comment that you make. Of course, we cyclists suffer
> from PTSD. We suffer sniper attacks every day and we are not even able
> to fight back. The whole thing is so depressing that many of us suffer
> from suicidal thoughts just like the Army. Every day 30 army personnel
> try suicide and 18 succeed. My numbers may be off but you get the
> idea.
>
> Going through no-man's land is the least of my worries.
Those numbers are for veterans. People who have seen it all and see no
hope. No hope. I see no hope for the fate of cyclists and pedestrians
either.
http://www.hermes-press.com/military_suicides.htm
I rest my case.
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http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION
TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher
Dec 2, 2012, 11:15:31 AM12/2/12
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On Dec 1, 12:08 pm, "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"
This may be my last post to rec.bicycles.tech...
My conviction that the bike mechanic would play a leadership role in
the revolution is not happening. I'd have liked to be bike mechanic
myself but instead I turned out a philosopher, a beach cruiser
philosopher.
Where does this all lead? I don't know. What I think though is that
bike mechanic has low suicide rates. I bet they don't see point in it.
Bike mechanics are practical people. The Tibetan Monks set themselves
on fire but nothing changes.
No more preaching to the choir for now.
My conviction that the bike mechanic would play a leadership role in
the revolution is not happening. I'd have liked to be bike mechanic
myself but instead I turned out a philosopher, a beach cruiser
philosopher.
Where does this all lead? I don't know. What I think though is that
bike mechanic has low suicide rates. I bet they don't see point in it.
Bike mechanics are practical people. The Tibetan Monks set themselves
on fire but nothing changes.
No more preaching to the choir for now.
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