[lbo-talk] anti-Suburban snobs, was petro-thusians

joanna bujes jbujes at covad.net
Fri Sep 24 19:53:42 PDT 2004


Thanks for the stats. Useful.

Joanna

Jordan Hayes wrote:


>>And creating a crisis environmentally so that everyone
>>can have an SUV is progressive?
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>Is there anyone who seriously believes that the selfishness of a few
>dozen million USers is the root cause of the environmental damage of
>Modern Society!?
>
>There used to be a billboard in Oakland that showed a dripping outdoor
>sprinkler faucet with the tagline: Do The Earth A Good Turn -- as though
>it was us individuals who were responsible for the perpetual water
>crisis -- as opposed to the small but powerful agribiz contingent in
>California who happen to use 96% of all the fresh water . . .
>
>This 'personalizing of the crisis' has to stop: if the Fortune 1000
>would recycle, individuals wouldn't have to! It's so overwhelmingly the
>problem of industry that it's not even funny. If commercial trucks
>would only get from 4mpg to 10mpg everyone in China could own 4 SUVs and
>it wouldn't make a difference.
>
>Sheesh.
>
>/jordan
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