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Thursday, September 9, 2010
What Would Jesus Drive?
Sure, I am not religious and I do not believe in a god that cares or intervenes, but I still think the idea of Jesus is a good one. There is no proof of the man claiming divinity and all the second hand evidence points to it that he was a good guy, trying to teach others to be good, kind and compassionate.
So why is it mostly the religious and conservative folk who usually buy Hummers?
Wired.com has an awesome article on the subject.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/09/conservative-ideology-drives-hummer-ownership/
Getting back to Jesus, seriously, what do you think he would drive?
Would even consider buying a car. My bet is that Jesus would be riding a bike wearing a pair of Birkenstocks.
Beyond the obvious Freudian reason why people buy Hummers, Wired says that there is another reason, an ideological urge to show others how much they like to guzzle gas, because it's patriotic. That's fucking awful. How can anyone feel patriotic when you are squandering a resource, just being wasteful, driving all by yourself in your tank?
I have been long fantasizing about starting a trend to somehow bother and insult the asshats who drive these vehicles. I thought about putting invisible glow in the dark decals on their H2 monstrosities that read remarks such as, "Guess what I am compensating for?". This was an expensive and obviously unrealistic dream, so I did what any sensible person would do; I searched for H2 protestors on Google and found a wonderful website built by like-minded individuals: FUH2.com.
FUH2 is a post for images of people flipping the bird at Hummers. Most Hummers are parked and empty, but some are not and that takes courage. Personally I'd be afraid that one those douchbags/bagettes would take out a gun!
So for now, I will just raise the corner of my lip with distaste and give them dirty looks, but I would love to hear about your dreams of protesting Hummers and other giant vehicles.
And don't forget, what would Jesus drive? Now that would make a sweet bumper sticker, just not for me. :P
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