Again: This is a blog about bicycling. But when a man with a mental
disorder, charged with being an accessory to murder and with allegations
of indecent and sexual assault, stages a hostage drama in a café, when
the deputy speaker of the Riksdag - The Swedish Parliament - who is a
member of parliament for the racist party Sverigedemokraterna - The
Sweden Democrats - questions whether Sami people and Jews can really be Swedish,
when Romani beggars from Romania are spat on, have ash knocked off
upon them and are being insulted here in Sweden...
We
can't just write about bicycles and the joy of riding bikes. There are
hope inspiring actions: The reactions to the hostage drama, people
refusing to resort to hatred and vengeance - just do a quick search on "#illridewithyou", other members of the Swedish Parliament refusing to address the deputy speaker as such, saying "You're not my speaker", people speaking out for the rights of the beggars to simply be regarded as human beings...
But the fact that we even need to do this... People, ride bicycles and spread your love. Live and let live.
Ride safe!
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