Being ignorant is worse than being liberal
And naturally, being an ignorant liberal is the worst of all.
However, that's not what I wanted to post on.
I was watching Fox News on Friday when one (of the many) conservative hosts did his "Final Word" at the end of the program. I think the host's name is John Gibson. Anyways, his final word was a rant against "Smart Cars", the ones that are manufactured by Mercedes.
He mentioned that they were doing well in Europe (which is itself a slur against the cars) and that they should STAY in Europe, and not be sold in the USA. I assume he wouldn't mind if they were sold in Canada (which is in his mind a natural extension of Europeness in North America), but his comments baffled me anyway.
He mentioned that they were relatively cheap, he mentioned that they consumed very small amounts of fuel - stating two very STRONG economic benefits of Smart Cars... then I think he mentioned something about climate change or Kyoto and said that the cars should stay in Europe. Okay, I understand that climate change is (most probably) a faulty science. I'm not concerned in the least about global warming, but why can't some conservative folk realize the economic benefits of a car even if it's something that environmentalists would promote?
Also, Clean Air and smog-free cities are two issues that EVERYBODY should rally for, conservative or liberal. Is anyone really "for" dirty air and smog? Obviously not, but some people are so blind, that they come across looking like that anyway.
Mindless right-wing ideologues frustrate me almost as much as mindless left-wing ideologues. People who are for or against a position just because "their camp" probably tends to support it - annoy me so very greatly.
(Abortion is probably the best example of this - such an important issue often decided for people just because they're "right-wing" or "left-wing" - not on the merits of the issue itself.)
However, that's not what I wanted to post on.
I was watching Fox News on Friday when one (of the many) conservative hosts did his "Final Word" at the end of the program. I think the host's name is John Gibson. Anyways, his final word was a rant against "Smart Cars", the ones that are manufactured by Mercedes.
He mentioned that they were doing well in Europe (which is itself a slur against the cars) and that they should STAY in Europe, and not be sold in the USA. I assume he wouldn't mind if they were sold in Canada (which is in his mind a natural extension of Europeness in North America), but his comments baffled me anyway.
He mentioned that they were relatively cheap, he mentioned that they consumed very small amounts of fuel - stating two very STRONG economic benefits of Smart Cars... then I think he mentioned something about climate change or Kyoto and said that the cars should stay in Europe. Okay, I understand that climate change is (most probably) a faulty science. I'm not concerned in the least about global warming, but why can't some conservative folk realize the economic benefits of a car even if it's something that environmentalists would promote?
Also, Clean Air and smog-free cities are two issues that EVERYBODY should rally for, conservative or liberal. Is anyone really "for" dirty air and smog? Obviously not, but some people are so blind, that they come across looking like that anyway.
Mindless right-wing ideologues frustrate me almost as much as mindless left-wing ideologues. People who are for or against a position just because "their camp" probably tends to support it - annoy me so very greatly.
(Abortion is probably the best example of this - such an important issue often decided for people just because they're "right-wing" or "left-wing" - not on the merits of the issue itself.)
posted by Japnaam Singh at
9:59 PM
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