do you really think it's drivers who are the main over-consumers? Of course you know that it's industry. That doesn't mean that there's not a cultural component, but do you really think that your love for your car and driving alone is what's driving the war, or was that just a little tease for us?
I don't think that. It was more of a whimsical thought (while driving during the weekend of all the big protests) that took on more weight due its placement at the end of my entry. But, I do find it interesting how things can become cultural. Living in the USA which has made individual auto travel more attainable than anywhere else on the planet, both through wealth and lack of the mass transit options that other industrialized countries have, has tied together the image of the lone, fast driver and feelings of freedom, peacefulness, and desire for many people, myself included. That this country can use up so much of the world's resources to make this even possible, and without much individual sacrifice or privilege, is the issue surrounding this and most wars.
But there are no individual solutions to this. And I do love my driving.
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Date: 2003-01-21 08:19 pm (UTC)I don't think that. It was more of a whimsical thought (while driving during the weekend of all the big protests) that took on more weight due its placement at the end of my entry. But, I do find it interesting how things can become cultural. Living in the USA which has made individual auto travel more attainable than anywhere else on the planet, both through wealth and lack of the mass transit options that other industrialized countries have, has tied together the image of the lone, fast driver and feelings of freedom, peacefulness, and desire for many people, myself included. That this country can use up so much of the world's resources to make this even possible, and without much individual sacrifice or privilege, is the issue surrounding this and most wars.
But there are no individual solutions to this. And I do love my driving.