Comments on: Critical Mass & The Right to Walk http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/critical-mass-the-right-to-walk/ Journalism and Photography from Armenia and the Surrounding Region Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:27:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/critical-mass-the-right-to-walk/#comment-2573 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:44:03 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/critical-mass-the-right-to-walk/#comment-2573 Ah, so now you know how most of the population feels about things here. "Vochinch," as they would say. Anyway, the point of the exercise was to get people and youth involved in the political process and to make a stand on two issues -- the environment and rule of law -- which are directly related. If you have an axe to grind you'll have to take it up with the original blogger who happened to organize the event. Posting a comment here doesn't seem to make any sense to me. And with that, this comments section is now closed. The discussion can instead continue at http://armyouth.blogspot.com/2006/10/movement-of-bicycles-and-pedestrians.html Ah, so now you know how most of the population feels about things here. “Vochinch,” as they would say.

Anyway, the point of the exercise was to get people and youth involved in the political process and to make a stand on two issues — the environment and rule of law — which are directly related.

If you have an axe to grind you’ll have to take it up with the original blogger who happened to organize the event. Posting a comment here doesn’t seem to make any sense to me.

And with that, this comments section is now closed. The discussion can instead continue at

http://armyouth.blogspot.com/2006/10/movement-of-bicycles-and-pedestrians.html

]]> by: cgarbis http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/critical-mass-the-right-to-walk/#comment-2572 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:14:07 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/critical-mass-the-right-to-walk/#comment-2572 No, the reason why I didn't participate was that I didn't care. I went down there because I was curious. It's not an issue for me, there's a lot more to worry about, namely getting the youth politically active, taking part in civil society, standing up for human rights, etc., etc. Nobody cares about riding a bicycle instead of driving a Lada 2106, at least I don't. No, the reason why I didn’t participate was that I didn’t care. I went down there because I was curious. It’s not an issue for me, there’s a lot more to worry about, namely getting the youth politically active, taking part in civil society, standing up for human rights, etc., etc. Nobody cares about riding a bicycle instead of driving a Lada 2106, at least I don’t.

]]> by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/critical-mass-the-right-to-walk/#comment-2568 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:30:55 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/critical-mass-the-right-to-walk/#comment-2568 Think we're in another city then because the driving seems to have gotten more dangerous for myself as a pedestrian as well as every one else I know. As for any demonstrators not approaching you, you didn't approach them either although I told you about the event as it was happening so I assume they thought you knew, especially as you came after I rang you. Besides, the signs should have been a dead giveaway. Anyway, the reason you gave me for not participating was that there wasn't enough people in attendance. Kind of a self-defeating argument, and we're ALL to blame for that situation. Think we’re in another city then because the driving seems to have gotten more dangerous for myself as a pedestrian as well as every one else I know. As for any demonstrators not approaching you, you didn’t approach them either although I told you about the event as it was happening so I assume they thought you knew, especially as you came after I rang you. Besides, the signs should have been a dead giveaway. Anyway, the reason you gave me for not participating was that there wasn’t enough people in attendance. Kind of a self-defeating argument, and we’re ALL to blame for that situation.

]]> by: cgarbis http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/critical-mass-the-right-to-walk/#comment-2566 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:01:04 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/critical-mass-the-right-to-walk/#comment-2566 Look you cannot hold a protest event if you don't publicize it. It's very simple. And in order to inform people about why you are campaining for your cause, you have to make literature available to pass around. You also need to have legible protest signs. I could not for the life of me read them when I went to the gathering at Republic Square, which included me, about eight protesters, and Onnik. And the protesters failed to approach me to tell me what they're doing, so there you go. By the way--I always wait for the green pedestrian light to turn before crossing the street, and I don't have problems. I make my wife wait too who along with the rest of the city is impatient to cross. I also don't take my leisurely time when I cross like most people do, or wait on the middle line seperating the lanes of traffic. And some drivers are beginning to stop for pedestrians--they have stopped for me and for others. I also stop for people waiting in crosswalks, but rarely for jaywalkers, since it's usually dangerous to do so. Look you cannot hold a protest event if you don’t publicize it. It’s very simple. And in order to inform people about why you are campaining for your cause, you have to make literature available to pass around. You also need to have legible protest signs. I could not for the life of me read them when I went to the gathering at Republic Square, which included me, about eight protesters, and Onnik. And the protesters failed to approach me to tell me what they’re doing, so there you go.

By the way–I always wait for the green pedestrian light to turn before crossing the street, and I don’t have problems. I make my wife wait too who along with the rest of the city is impatient to cross. I also don’t take my leisurely time when I cross like most people do, or wait on the middle line seperating the lanes of traffic.

And some drivers are beginning to stop for pedestrians–they have stopped for me and for others. I also stop for people waiting in crosswalks, but rarely for jaywalkers, since it’s usually dangerous to do so.

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