Get yourself a Che Guevara iPod case and slap a Kerry-Edwards sticker on your Toyota Prius! HAHAHA! Have you seen nonsense like this? I have. Limousine liberals have funny and predictable ways of maintaining the status quo. They do nothing and make a lot of noise about doing nothing. This, obviously, accomplishes nothing. This variety of twit is the 180-degrees-out-of-phase version of the Hummer-driving, Bush-Kerry species of twit. It might look, sound and smell a little bit different, but it's the same damn twit.
(Actually, I haven't seen a Che Guevara iPod case, but I could probably make a fortune if I had them for sale. I could pull the same stunt as Apple; appearing all touchy feely, while, at the same time, behaving like a serial killer. Have you read the bottom of an iPod box lately? "Designed in California. Made in China." I wonder, what is Steve Jobs' position on the
mobile death vans?)
Sure, drive the hybrid if you think it will accomplish some tactical goal---like saving money on gas---but as far as substantive activism... Uh... What if I offered to sell you a Che Guevara iPod case for $9.99?
All the hybrid does is drive down the cost of gas for the Hummer drivers. Think about it. It frees up more fuel for them to burn at their whim. So, go ahead, stick your dumb slogans on your Prius and keep pretending that you're doing something. The fact that there isn't a single, viable all-electric solution is proof that this entire catastrophe is a scam. But never mind that... The Matrix has you, hybrid or Hummer.
I'm looking at cheap electric scooters to ride to and from work. I want to save money on gas so I can get my land even faster. Do I think of myself as an activist for doing this? Hell no. The bottom line is that this thing is coming down. You will either be in an environment that is conducive to survival, or you won't. Put that in your activist pipe and smoke it.
I would say to use whatever technology you have at your disposal to speed the construction of an alternate reality for you and your family. Slapping another bumper sticker on your hybrid... Man, that's an even bigger waste of time than reading Cryptogon:
Lonnie Miller, director of analytical solutions for Polk, said federal and state tax credits for fuel-efficient vehicles have helped spur hybrid sales. More people also are buying into the idea that driving a hybrid is socially responsible.
"What's different about this than other types of vehicles is that hybrids are about what people want to give back and what they want to feel they're doing with their vehicles," Miller said.
posted by Kevin at 7:15 PM