Commuting by bike is against the Constitution

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I agree that folks on the fringes do a disservice to more moderate people no matter what side of things they are acting for. Maybe its my bias, but I do honestly think there is a big difference between the situations.

Few people think that burning things down is a reasonable thing to do, no matter what the circumstances and just seeing someone do this as a radical act is unlikely to convert large numbers of people who are more mainstream thinkers. Not to mention that it is against the law and it takes a lot of conviction to intentionally break laws for your philosophies.

Rationalizing the use/overuse of resources (no matter what rationalization you use - it doesn't necessarily have to be religious - there are certainly folks who just think that they are better, smarter, whatever than people in 3rd world countries, so they just automatically deserve more) doesn't have to sound unreasonable, isn't against the law and does not have the immediate effect of hurting anyone. I think it is much more insidious and can creep into everyone's thinking much easier.