tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post4153111624198064232..comments2024-03-10T01:23:48.606-07:00Comments on Belt Drive Betty's Blog: It's good to go but it's also good to come homeBelt Drivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-62294700471249336242012-05-22T20:03:35.644-06:002012-05-22T20:03:35.644-06:00Thanks for your comment and honesty Judi.
I for o...Thanks for your comment and honesty Judi.<br /><br />I for one feel differently. <br /><br />I understand the position of the OCC to a degree, but if one takes a step back and looks at the bigger picture, wouldn't the OCC be better off riding en masse to support the men and women who fight to protect our rights and freedoms? <br /><br />By supporting them and paying homage to the fact that truly - it is because of their service and sacrifices that we have the relative freedoms that we do, we gain as a community. I feel we need to defend our rights by exercising our right to the freedom of peaceful assembly and the right to association - if we could show unity in a large public display and behave better than the students in the province of Quebec - if we could all simply come together and show our respect to these people as Canadians who ride motorcycles and forget about who is who and who rides with who and just come together as bikers - riders - motorcyclists - think of the message that would send. That we, the riders of the Canadian Motorcycle Community are UNITED IN RESPECT FOR OUR TROOPS AND OUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS - after all if we don't use them we will loose them. <br /><br />Perhaps riding the ENTIRETY of the Highway of Heroes is not to some people's liking and I am OK with that. <br /><br />There are many places a person could leave the ride should they want to avoid downtown Toronto. I just really feel that for the sake of all riders we all need to put our differences aside for one day and say thank you. <br /><br />I am the daughter of a man and a woman who both served during peace time. I was born at CFB Churchill and my brother who passed last year was born in Downsview and my dad served in Trenton. This ride means something to me on so many levels - I ride to honor the memory of my friend, Cpl Micheal Starker a member of the Veteran's Canada MC, who was KIA in Afghanistan. <br /><br />I for one do not care who you are, what patch you wear on your back or who you do or do not ride with - I feel that for this one very special day we should come together as a persecuted community and show our men and women and their families that their sacrifices MEAN SOMETHING TO US and we should do that by using our rights and defending our freedoms by coming together with NO OTHER AGENDA than to say thanks. <br /><br />I say this with respect to all concerned. I truly see this event as the perfect opportunity for this community to unite for the greater good. <br /><br />I know I am dreaming a big dream - because this community is made up of a lot of people with different ideas but I really want to believe that we have the ability to come together - to stand shoulder to shoulder and USE OUR RIGHTS INSTEAD OF ALLOWING ANYONE TO TAKE THEM AWAY...<br /><br />I am simply offering a different way of looking at things - we could turn this into a real community unifying thing if we had the will...Belt Drivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-52620579538673883662012-05-22T16:55:07.750-06:002012-05-22T16:55:07.750-06:00Hi Betty, I have been following these changes and...Hi Betty, I have been following these changes and the implications are large. I rode in the pouring rain last year and also attended the year before. Its a great cause and very emotional. I was proud to be a canadian biker. <br />That said I am not attending this years as the organizers and even the Perfect Pigs minus Lu are also not attending. It does not bode well for the future of motorcycle rides in general. The police again are taking over as the bikers G--- around and I for one plus the OCC also feel it is taking away part of our rights. To go right smack in the middle of downtown toronto is also not a good plan. Just wanted my two cents worth in and let us know how it turns out. LOve reading you.<br />Judi W. THRsproutjwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637293348245740584noreply@blogger.com