The World's Most Hated Car
July 18, 2007 5:58 PM Subscribe
"What kind of a person drives a Hummer? What kind of a statement do you make behind the wheel of an H2 or H3? Or even (gasp) an H6?" In this heated summer where Iraqi politicians can take a month off to get their sectarianism on and if you aren't outraged you aren't checking your RSS feeds, do we each have a moral obligation to shame each other into fighting Global Warming? I, like most of you, haven't even taken the Live Earth Pledge. But that changes tonight. I'm not advocating violence. But I've got to do something. How about you? What is going to take for you to act to improve the world of your grandchildren?
This post was deleted for the following reason: Heavy-handed editorializing, a ranty blog post, and pledge-stumping re: something we have talked about a lot. Not really good front page material. -- cortex
Won't somebody please think of the children?!
(gosh, zealots are dull)
posted by jonmc at 6:07 PM on July 18, 2007
(gosh, zealots are dull)
posted by jonmc at 6:07 PM on July 18, 2007
I'm really asking myself the last line. Comes off really creepy, I know.
posted by PeteNicely at 6:08 PM on July 18, 2007
posted by PeteNicely at 6:08 PM on July 18, 2007
From the advocating violence link:
posted by Foci for Analysis at 6:09 PM on July 18, 2007
"They've got everything at their disposal in this city to make a statement in a legal way," Fremaux said of the bat-wielding men who struck out at the Hummer. "I consider this a hate crime."Hate crime? You're out of your mind, lady.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 6:09 PM on July 18, 2007
I drive a modified Hummer. It doesn't run on gasoline; it runs on animal fur.
posted by jefbla at 6:10 PM on July 18, 2007
posted by jefbla at 6:10 PM on July 18, 2007
What is going to take for you to act to improve the world of your grandchildren?
First, I need to impregnate a woman and succor the offspring until it successfully reproduces. Once I have a grandchild, I will tell my iSimulacrum to visit MetaFilter 6.0 and look for a post just like this to poop in.
posted by sciurus at 6:11 PM on July 18, 2007 [2 favorites]
First, I need to impregnate a woman and succor the offspring until it successfully reproduces. Once I have a grandchild, I will tell my iSimulacrum to visit MetaFilter 6.0 and look for a post just like this to poop in.
posted by sciurus at 6:11 PM on July 18, 2007 [2 favorites]
Repeat after me:
I (Your Name) do solemnly swear: I vow to think for myself and make rational decisions based on evidence. I will not allow myself to blindly follow the rest of the sheep and sign heart-felt pledges to causes that are currently in fashion but have actually been real problems that intelligent people have aware of for 50 years or more. I will not buy a hybrid just to prove that I'm a better person, even though I used to like or perhaps even own a giant land yacht or SUV.
posted by doctor_negative at 6:14 PM on July 18, 2007
I (Your Name) do solemnly swear: I vow to think for myself and make rational decisions based on evidence. I will not allow myself to blindly follow the rest of the sheep and sign heart-felt pledges to causes that are currently in fashion but have actually been real problems that intelligent people have aware of for 50 years or more. I will not buy a hybrid just to prove that I'm a better person, even though I used to like or perhaps even own a giant land yacht or SUV.
posted by doctor_negative at 6:14 PM on July 18, 2007
"What is going to take for you to act to improve the world of your grandchildren?"
You think I'm having grandchildren!? Look, I don't care what kind of weird alternative lifestyles you people are into, but don't presume that I'm going to start my own breeding program. Ick.
posted by mullingitover at 6:16 PM on July 18, 2007
You think I'm having grandchildren!? Look, I don't care what kind of weird alternative lifestyles you people are into, but don't presume that I'm going to start my own breeding program. Ick.
posted by mullingitover at 6:16 PM on July 18, 2007
I'm not.
posted by flabdablet at 6:20 PM on July 18, 2007
posted by flabdablet at 6:20 PM on July 18, 2007
Thank God you posted this! It has radically changed my outlook on life.
Off to picket something, BRB.
posted by thehmsbeagle at 6:22 PM on July 18, 2007
Off to picket something, BRB.
posted by thehmsbeagle at 6:22 PM on July 18, 2007
It's SO cool that there's basically ONE GIANT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM to worry about now, and to use to figure out who's Good and who's Evil.
When I was coming up, we had to think about biodiversity, pollution, land use, topsoil, water consumption - it was a mess! Now, I just ask people where they stand on Global Warming and what they drive - and I instantly know how smart they are! Plus, we can all pull together to fix it, and then we're done!
posted by freebird at 6:27 PM on July 18, 2007
When I was coming up, we had to think about biodiversity, pollution, land use, topsoil, water consumption - it was a mess! Now, I just ask people where they stand on Global Warming and what they drive - and I instantly know how smart they are! Plus, we can all pull together to fix it, and then we're done!
posted by freebird at 6:27 PM on July 18, 2007
Voluntary Human Extinction. Everyone in a hummer should be automatically electrocuted.
posted by Balisong at 6:37 PM on July 18, 2007
posted by Balisong at 6:37 PM on July 18, 2007
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