Not fascism as ignoramouses use it (meaning anything bad), but in the strict definition of it (which this book and blog are about).
Anyway, I found this interesting about the west coast. Perhaps the Seattlites, or Coffeeheads as I imagine them to be called, who read this blog could comment on their experiences. I'd also like to read what folks who have spent significant time living on the west coast in other places think.
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It is really strange. I moved to Seattle from Chicago where the walk signs are just a suggestion. My first day here, it dawned on me, just like the person on that blog, that nobody crossed against the signal and the one time I did it, I got horrible looks from all those on the far side of the street. I never did it again.
Since that time I have seen no less than 5 jaywalking tickets be handed out. That is about 5 more than I have ever seen in my life up till Seattle.
I honestly don't think that its fascism by any means. I think it is just the mentality of the people. Nobody does it, because nobody else does it. It is weird.
The weirdest one for me was when I was walking home from a Seahawks game. There was flooding all over, power was out on the Eastside, and it was continuing to torrentially downpour (which honestly is rare since it just mists or sprinkles from mid-September to mid-April). All these people were standing at a crosswalk in the pouring rain, no umbrellas, at 10:30pm with no cars around. Not one person crossed against the light. Its weird, but that's just how people operate.
Honestly, I can completely understand the reason this is a good thing. It really should be the same thing as a car crossing an intersection with a red light and no oncoming traffic. You CAN do it, but usually you don't. Why? Because its potentially dangerous and potentially expensive (in terms of a ticket). I don't see much of a difference. If you can't get a ticket (or very rarely get a ticket) for jaywalking, then I don't have anything against it.
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