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by Stableboy on November 27th, 2007
The Hummer has become a symbol of our arrogance in relationship to nature, it seems. On the one hand, it is just another car -- somewhat larger and less efficient than others, but still useful. On the other hand, it seems people are buying them to make a kind of "statement" about their indifference to the environment, a kind of "I am an island" ... a crowing at the moon.
The U.S. has 6% of the world's population, but consumes about 50% of the world's energy resources. This cannot possibly scale -- we can't have every Chinese family live at the same standard as we've come to expect in the U.S. -- this is obvious. So what makes us so special, so deserving of consuming more than what the planet can support for everyone? That's the question that gets ignored in the typical Hummer or mega-SUV purchase decision. It's about me and my ego, it's an "I don't care about the rest of humanity enough to limit my intake of resources".
That's what makes the car ugly. That and the fact that it looks like a box of Kleenex(tm) without the pastel prints.
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LOL! But can you blow your nose on one? LOL!!! You are so right, SB, about it all. I would be embarrassed to drive or own one. It says so much about someone that that is what they choose:-(
by Galeanda on November 27th, 2007
I agree...but they look like tanks...do you think buy them for their tank-like protectiveness?? --serious question.
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on November 27th, 2007
Well I can certainly imagine a person thinking "nothing can hurt me in this"... it is, after all, derived from the military Humvee. To me it really represents separating oneself -- from the environment, from other drivers, even from common sense I suppose. Ick.
by Stableboy on November 27th, 2007
I remember when news first came out about the "Bubble Boy" who had no defenses of any kind and had to separate himself from everyone, even loved ones. It was so incredibly sad. But to deliberately cut yourself off from things in this manner, with such a strong anti-environmental statement and a disregard for other living beings just so you can keep safe and show off at the same time is so foreign an idea to me. They don't make much sense on road or off road. A great CJ will get you just about anywhere and be nimble enough to get out of people's way. I'm baffled:-(
by Galeanda on November 28th, 2007
Well in Zen this is considered a core issue of being that all humans must struggle with and resolve -- the question of "just how separate am I from others and life?". It's seen as a spectrum, with intense delusion on one end (I am an island / independent agent) and clarity on the other end (I am interdependent / interconnected with the whole). Seen from that perspective, someone with that attitude has a lot of very basic work to do still in the spiritual development arena... but we all share this struggle in our own way -- perhaps not about Hummers, but about other things in our lives.
by Stableboy on November 28th, 2007
interesting conversation (very)
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on November 28th, 2007