//snip George, you stated that very well. It's true - I've found there to be a large correlation between people who own SUV's, and people who blindly follow the latest fads. They're more willing to compensate their moral beliefs in exchange for being part of the newest thing - a "yes man" if you will.
There's nothing wrong with consuming things, but damm, at least take into account how your consumption affects other things. It's simply a matter of cooperating with each other. I would go out on a limb to say that current SUV owners, that are somewhat aware of the environmental effects of driving one, are the ones whose mothers never taught them how to share as a child. All they know is that they're pretty happy now, and screw anyone that says otherwise. This is admittedly a little extreme, but somebody has to be on the other side of kevin's arguments ;) Larry. My argument breaks down to more than just wanting to own an SUV. I have a functional need for an SUV. However, I do feel that if someone wants to own an SUV for whatever reason, they should be able to. This is America, land of choice and free markets. Everyone seems to forget this. My beef is with individuals who feel that they know how to best run everything, IE big government liberals, want to take my tax money, because they know how to spend it better, and tell me what I can and can't do, and what I should do, because that's what they think. I won't even get into how hypocritcal some of these people are. In this sense maybe, just maybe I am more libertarian. I am for the least amount of Government possible. One of my favorite quotes: "The Government that governs best is the Government that governs the least" And I do share. I share more than most people I know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
