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" We have had it with you low life bastards !

I live in a neighborhood that features a few no doubt well-meaning but utterly obnoxious Harley owners. Deafening noise can be a thrill, but I'd rather have some measure of control over when and where I hear it. Harley riders don't seem to realize it, but their choice of outsize in-your-face self-expression is the only thing worse than the Hummer H2.

Why? It's the utter selfishness, stupid. "The entire world loves my motorcycle music just like me!" Or, perhaps, "I'm big and tough, just like my loud pipes!" Whatever the individuals' rationalization, they're forcing everyone within a mile or two to suffer from the annoyance they create.

I'm sick of the ever-increasing "Hey, don't be a prude" response when pointing out that something's stupid. But Harleys are stupid. They're stupid because they exist only for the purpose of creating a gawdawful racket. Why not a BMW? It's fast and quiet. Why not any number of Asian two-wheelers? Same benefits. But no. A Harley, a creaking tribute to technologies long dead, is the order of the day.

"Loud pipes save lives?" Not when I'm removing my sword from the next Harley rider who interrupts my sleep, my phone conversations, recording sessions or general right to a little peace and quiet. Or perhaps I'll blast Barry Manilow outside my local riders' domiciles at 2:30 in the morning. Don't like it? Don't be such a prude, man. "

-- David Ingram
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My reply to David Ingram and, his representative trole "nathanbforest" was:

"Comrades, you need to report to the nearest Karl Marx Reeducation Center for a quick Lobo job. You're not being properly [or even equally] unselfish for The People. Your selfishness to "control when and where" you hear another's noise is unequal to the selfishness of those creating the noise. So, report immediately, or I'll have to denounce you to the nearest CrimeThought Kommissioner. Budem zdorovy, Comrades!
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Comrade Ingram's "representative" 'nathanbforest' responded to me with:

"...does the noise boost your low self esteem and ego ? Does it make you feel better about your small penis ? "

Thus, because this "conversation" lingered at length and because Comrade "nathanbforest" submitted one EPA quote after another insisting that The People riding Harleys should be taxed for "excessive acoustic pollution", moreover "Harely riders" are being labeled as "libertarians" for some odd reason lately, I have no choice but to denouce them both. A very sad day in the People's garden. Heads-up on "acoustic pollution" comrades.