"Well, in that sense, aren't leftists also "taking on responsibility and getting out of the relationship", by e.g. organizing, protesting, throwing down governm

"Well, in that sense, aren't leftists also "taking on responsibility and getting out of the relationship", by e.g. organizing, protesting, throwing down governments, and establishing global socialism? :)" That is just crying for help, not creating what they want themselves. "Yes, but what's missing is that a city structured for cars is already a different beast than a city structured for pedestrians (and/or bikers). You can always personally use or not use a car in city X. But if X is built for car use, it wont be a good city to walk or bike in." There it is again. They should not whine about "cities being built for car use", they should build (or move to) cities build for bicycle use, if that is what they want. Cities are being built by people, not by some mysterious higher powers. "So, if enough people want to reshape it, they should be able to have a go." Exactly. They should just do it, not whine about capitalism.