In a message dated Fri, 29 Sep 2000 9:59:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Gordon Fitch <gcf at panix.com> writes:
<< The SUV is an expression of fear; it is generally a response to a perceived deterioration of environment. In this case the behavioral sink is the ever more crowded road and highway system on which people are required to drive to get to work or go shopping. Fear is probably counterrevolutionary.
Mikalac Norman S NSSC:
>
> Yes. I don't know where you live, but here in D.C. (Arlington) you see
> lots of working class folks driving SUVs. I live in an apartment complex
> that is working class and predominantly Latino and I see SUVs parked all
> over the place. I just moved across town this sumemr from College Park
> and the working class folks out there drove them too.
>
> I used to think that SUVs were only driven by Yuppie scum, but earlier
> this year it dawned on me that the SUV is the station wagon of the
> 90s/OOs.
>
> Chuck0 "carless since 1989"
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> so maybe most of the US downtrodden masses, at least those wealthy enough to
> own a car since 1989, never had it so good?
>
> ERGO, maybe the revolution is not right around the corner - at least not in
> DC and N.VA?
>
> norm
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