My love/hate relationship with the Automobile

[liveonearth]

I just got back from a yoga class, to which I drove my truck. Driving anywhere is still strange to me. For the last year my truck was not registered. For several years before that it was registered, but I barely managed to start it up once a week. I ride my bike. I use public transportation. I walk. I have an aversion to the automobile. I

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[bodylove]

"During non-commuter hours it is full of the lowest rung of local society....It's not easy to have a civil conversation with this population, believe me, I've tried."

maybe they sensed your judgment? I don't know, but w/ the hierarchy in humanity view it seems that you may be the one distancing yourself from others. I taught university courses and worked at a homeless shelter at the same time and could just as easily speak w/ both populations, I think it's a matter of understanding different perspectives.

Maybe you were just being funny and I'm overly sensitive, but I just cringe when I hear people marginalize populations or individuals and want to speak up to counter it.

I really appreciate and enjoy reading your posts and I'm grateful to have you as a LJ friend. I'm not upset, I'm just interested in learning more about your perspective as well and so I like to state when I disagree - is that cool w/ you?

[liveonearth]

It's cool when you think you know my perspective and respond to it. It's also cool when you recognize that you may be reacting more than accurately sensing my point of view. What if I do not judge these people? What if your assessment of my perspective is skewed? Could that be possible?

I recognize that by lumping any group of people as a "population" I am likely to offend someone. So I will attempt to remain polite while I point out that you are making a big assumption about me and my point of view.

Seems like everybody is sensitive these days.

[bodylove]

yes I apologize, that's a good point and just what I thought of as well after I wrote this - that I jumped to conclusions

[liveonearth]

No worries. I get cranky when someone thinks I'm a bigot. But then, I might be. So I have to keep checking in. Keep on being honest with me, it's cool. =-]