Hello, I was randomly browsing journals and came across rantipole6's hummer graphic. I left an honest question, followed by a slightly smug question, but was met with much hostility. I attempted to explain myself, but each post, no matter how polite, was denied and deleted. Gotta love censorship. I'm finding myself with a broken leg and too much time on my hands, so fuck it:
Preface: I do think Hummers are usually wasteful, as are many human luxaries. However, I am often perplexed at the blanket hostility towards Hummer H3 owners, so I thought I'd dig a little. I am extremely liberal, progressive, and work in the environmental field and I actually worry deeply about the environment. I vote Green when possible, and anything but Republican the other times. I find hypocrisy and selective idealogy - in the name of self affirmation - to be amusing. I can't stand the idea that it is said on that journal that I'm a Republican. --- The topic: I merely wanted to ask rantipole6 if he also scoffs at people who drive a Jetta and takes leisurely flights on airplanes. A genuine question, as the carbon footprint would be around the same in many scenarios (but cetainly not all). He apparently did not like the answer.
Obviously the point isn't to save the environment. The point for many of these people is the TREND of saving the environment.
I happen to know people who are professional academics. They take plane trips to Portland, OR, Puerto Rico, and even INDIA (from Baton Rouge). They drive a Honda Civic Hybrid and make fun of some guy that lives down the street that drives a Hummer to work and does not travel much at all. He's obviously an asshole for killing the environment, they say.. then they pack up, go on a jet plane, and get a hotel in some far away city just to be able to show how worldly they are. That's great and all, but why the hypocrisy, is all I'm asking?
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Date: 2008-07-22 02:20 am (UTC)I was randomly browsing journals and came across rantipole6's hummer graphic. I left an honest question, followed by a slightly smug question, but was met with much hostility. I attempted to explain myself, but each post, no matter how polite, was denied and deleted. Gotta love censorship. I'm finding myself with a broken leg and too much time on my hands, so fuck it:
Preface: I do think Hummers are usually wasteful, as are many human luxaries. However, I am often perplexed at the blanket hostility towards Hummer H3 owners, so I thought I'd dig a little. I am extremely liberal, progressive, and work in the environmental field and I actually worry deeply about the environment. I vote Green when possible, and anything but Republican the other times. I find hypocrisy and selective idealogy - in the name of self affirmation - to be amusing. I can't stand the idea that it is said on that journal that I'm a Republican.
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The topic:
I merely wanted to ask rantipole6 if he also scoffs at people who drive a Jetta and takes leisurely flights on airplanes. A genuine question, as the carbon footprint would be around the same in many scenarios (but cetainly not all). He apparently did not like the answer.
Obviously the point isn't to save the environment. The point for many of these people is the TREND of saving the environment.
I happen to know people who are professional academics. They take plane trips to Portland, OR, Puerto Rico, and even INDIA (from Baton Rouge). They drive a Honda Civic Hybrid and make fun of some guy that lives down the street that drives a Hummer to work and does not travel much at all. He's obviously an asshole for killing the environment, they say.. then they pack up, go on a jet plane, and get a hotel in some far away city just to be able to show how worldly they are. That's great and all, but why the hypocrisy, is all I'm asking?