tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post7940824870654846263..comments2023-10-19T03:02:33.233-07:00Comments on no one line: Giro D'Italia: Stage 9 NeutralizationNo One Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902282734965802244noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post-61716554118808997192009-05-20T09:16:53.445-07:002009-05-20T09:16:53.445-07:00Yeah I was just insulting NASCAR drivers. The fact...Yeah I was just insulting NASCAR drivers. The fact that the riders stood up to the organizers was a wonderful break from the increasing comodification of the sport.De.Cordayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096055303330927430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post-68367504851184596062009-05-20T08:53:23.704-07:002009-05-20T08:53:23.704-07:00Well said, NOL. Well said.Well said, NOL. Well said.Katherine Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508969151483055532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post-44475781546579447052009-05-20T04:42:27.302-07:002009-05-20T04:42:27.302-07:00"I nevertheless will reflexively side with the wor..."I nevertheless will reflexively side with the worker over the owner" - yeah, that definitely influences me, too. I wind up identifying with collective action that shakes up the way things to and holds a new power.No One Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902282734965802244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post-48696023500402858512009-05-19T14:41:25.737-07:002009-05-19T14:41:25.737-07:00NOL, couldn't agree more. I held a fist up in soli...NOL, couldn't agree more. I held a fist up in solidarity on Sunday, even though though I was ticked because that was the only day I had this week to actually watch a stage. I nevertheless will reflexively side with the worker over the owner, regardless of the setting (baseball, cycling, coal mines). I'm always willing to be proved wrong, but I've found over time that the workers are right 98% of Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731815508918636273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post-62396170425690873102009-05-19T10:14:00.000-07:002009-05-19T10:14:00.000-07:00Maybe Rodeo Clowns is a bad example. Maybe NASCAR ...Maybe Rodeo Clowns is a bad example. Maybe NASCAR is, too. But the point is, that bicycle racing is not fundamentally about putting people in danger for the sake of entertainment.No One Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902282734965802244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218789634001239888.post-46421082048076773042009-05-19T08:29:00.000-07:002009-05-19T08:29:00.000-07:00I was with you until you liked NASCAR to Rodeo Clo...I was with you until you liked NASCAR to Rodeo Clowns... <br /><br />I love cars, and I love cars fast, but 70mph decents in the Giro? bicycle racing at that level is more dangerous than any NASCAR loop I could even imagine.De.Cordayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096055303330927430noreply@blogger.com