My post was about advertising and what it really appeals to, and how that affects our lifestyles and purchases.
Not only is advertising capable of shaping purchase and lifestyle decisions, but there are limits to individual freedom in any society when it comes to safety and shared resources. Since roads, air, steel, oil, water and hospital beds are shared resources, those who are concerned about resource use and rational transportation choices have every right to question the validity of the SUV as it has been promoted, not as a box of steel on a frame that is actually needed by some people. We have always had trucks. We have not always had trucks in the numbers that they are being used today - a very large proportion of the automotive fleet. Was there some big demographic shift that caused this? No. More people live in cities, fewer have kids, there is more asphalt...so why more trucks? If you wanted to ride a higher horse and wear a bigger hat, nobody cared, but we're sort of past that era, you know? That goes contrary to what is supposed to be great about the US (and Canada). The frontier has gone missing and been replaced by suburbs, for millions of our generation, and we have not come to grips with that reality - we want to avoid it and pretend it did not happen while we weren't looking. But it did. So Curtis, defend your lifestyle, your trip planning and your actions. Fine. But you are off in the fringe area of a clearly defined demographic profile, which "ALL" profiles possess. I am sure that if we try really hard we can find some advertising that does not appeal to the elements noted, as well - but car and truck ads sure do. An auto executive said it best a few years ago, and was completely sincere and candid in his remarks: "If you think the auto business is about selling transportation, you are not going to last long at it" (to paraphrase a little) Edward Beggs On Friday, February 28, 2003, at 03:46 PM, csakima wrote: > Yes, I have a huge difficulty with sweeping statements that say ALL > (people > of my nationality) .. or ALL (people of my religion) ... or ALL > (people > who were born where I was born). Especially when I *do NOT* .... > act (or > look like .. or have an attitude) like "all" those people "are suppose > to > have". > > Just irks me. And pisses me when laws/rules/policies are made "in > response" to "those people being like that". > > Curtis > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> DVD Rentals with No Late Fees - Try Netflix for FREE! http://us.click.yahoo.com/abvVKB/pEZFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
