We have the same phenomenon out here, but in much more rampant form.
See, out here the first four of Maslow's hierarchy of needs are met by most (basic needs, safety needs, psychological needs, and self-actualization).
But to those that suffer from attaining self-actualization, well, hey-- anything goes out here, anything at all!
So when I pursue the following path of logic:
We need to conserve fuel; we should ride bikes; cars should share the road; cars don't share the road; car drivers are jerks; jerks that waste fuel are less than human; I should attack those less-than-humans who drive cars so that maybe they'll realize their error and not drive their cars!
you get things like this!
(pro bikes) http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/05/12/18415019.php
(neutral) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/12/BAGIEPQ4IU69.DTL
(editorial) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/04/04/BAGF7P12RN23.DTL
About Maslow:
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/maslow.htm
About the bikers:
http://critical-mass.info/
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