I was recently held up in absolute dead stop traffic. We were sitting on the tarmac with no movement for well over an hour, in the 80 degree sun, before I felt obliged to leave my car and go see if it was because of roadwork or an accident or what.
I joined a small crowd of onlookers after reaching the head, spectating a row of sit-in protesters. One driver had tried to get around but a few protesters moved tactically so that he couldn’t go any further without injuring somebody.
I didn’t wait around, although there were people phoning the police and some tempers beginning to flare. So I head back to my car. The dairy groceries that I picked up on the way back from work had begun to spoil.
I was late home by nearly three hours, so no time to unwind. Just enough to pack away some old leftovers before heading off to sleep and restart cycle all over, -1 hour or so of sleep.
Previously, I had no opinion whatsoever on whether cars=good or cars=bad. But after being held up in traffic, wasting money, wasting gas, losing sleep and perhaps a bit of my sanity I am now totally on board with the Fuck Cars movement. I couldn’t imagine a more convincing strategy to bring people over to your perspective. Excellent thinking. Good job.
Alright I don’t want to double post because I know it’s spammy. But let’s consider optics.
Person has bad experience with group professing “We hate XYZ!”
Person later finds subforum online titled “Fuck XYZ!”
The natural conclusion that person is going to draw will be something like “Ah, so this is where that sentiment is stemming from.” It would be impossible not to link the two.
I understand why people do this but it’s still a fallacy.
You… you think WE started the anti-car movement? Seriously?
Goddamn it, they’re finally on to us.
That’s great, but where did OP mention what the protest was about, at all? All OP mentions is their methods, not opinions, message, or affiliation.