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OFFICIAL: Why Americans Are Idiots Post! MrFarstrider - 28/01/2003 01:09:45 PM

The first thing that comes to my mind when I see American consumerism at its worst is on the roadways and transit systems.

One of the most abundant vehicles on the highways is the SUV. For anybody who doesn't know what 'SUV' stands for, it means "Stupid-looking and Ultraheavy Vehicle." The American suburbanite on average has 2 kids per family. So why is it required for an American to buy vehicle that is 3 feet higher than most vehicles and long enough to be a bus? The extra 3 feet doesn't make it very easy for children to pile into the space of the vehicle. So the "well we need to get a big vehicle for the family" argument doesn't work.

The part that erks me the most about SUV's is the type of person who drives them. It is either a soccer/grocery mom or an office yuppy with his cell phone in hand. The worst of these two is the soccer mom. When house moms get behind the wheel of a vehicle that is two times to large for them, disaster is looming on the horizon.

So, that leads me to believe that Americans pretty much get off on the size of the vehicle. They somehow get a thrill from driving a vehicle that is two times too large for any need they could have. Their otherwise meaningless life leaves them with hole large enough that they shove an entire SUV into to fill.

The highways in America are branched from urban cities out to smaller cities. This means that people need to travel quite a ways from their home cities into the inner city for the malls and the fine food restaurants. But to do this, they put two people in a 6-8 person vehicle and expend 10-13 miles per gallon driving to this place.

Now, if they had a vehicle that is more oriented to the 2 kid family of suburban america, they would only need a vehicle that is 4-5 seats. The Honda Civic Hybrid fortunately is just that vehicle. People say, "Yeah but those new hybrid cars are so funny lookin." The new Civic Hybrid has 56mi/gallon and it has the looks of any other sedan class vehicle already in production. Nobody would be able to tell the difference between a Civic and another American made car like a Cavalier. So why don't Americans buy hybrids?

Well I think it is just tradition that Americans like having wasteful products that pollute the environment yet satisfy there power needs. Bigger is definately not better and SUV's are about as bad as American consumerism gets.

I drive a Dodge Intrepid right now and it gets apprx. 21mi/gallon and I need to gas up once a week. If I were driving a Civic Hybrid, I could gas up once every three weeks instead and conserve Earth's natural resources all that much longer. The Civic Hybrid isn't a "plug in" car either. It stores energy from stopping and starting and uses that to move the engine forward.

The Ford Excursion or Chevy Suburban on the other hand is much more common and so are idiots in our nation.

Tell me what you think about the idiots in the states.


Hey
You're a crazy bitch
But you fuck so good, I'm on top of it
When I dream, I'm doing you all night
Scratches all down my back to keep me right on

Honda Civic Hybrid

This message last edited by MrFarstrider on 1/28/2003 at 1:13:29 PM.




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OFFICIAL: Why Americans Are Idiots Post! - 28/01/2003 01:09:45 PM 481 Views
I'm in a family of nine - 28/01/2003 01:13:54 PM 39 Views
Your Family is An Exception - 28/01/2003 01:23:43 PM 32 Views
I like SUV's - 28/01/2003 01:23:42 PM 56 Views
Figures... - 28/01/2003 01:26:21 PM 36 Views
LMAO - 28/01/2003 01:45:58 PM 31 Views
Re: LMAO - 28/01/2003 02:06:21 PM 26 Views
LOL - 28/01/2003 02:44:16 PM 21 Views
You...are a moron. - 28/01/2003 01:30:15 PM 89 Views
Well, Wulf ... - 28/01/2003 01:35:35 PM 53 Views
Your two points only prove my point... Americans are idiots. - 28/01/2003 01:41:40 PM 64 Views
You know ... - 28/01/2003 01:44:33 PM 50 Views
Re: Your two points only prove my point... Americans are idiots. - 28/01/2003 01:58:55 PM 55 Views
Thank you. - 28/01/2003 02:04:42 PM 38 Views
- 28/01/2003 04:57:44 PM 14 Views
Re: Your two points only prove my point... Americans are idiots. - 28/01/2003 02:02:01 PM 45 Views
Of course, all Americans are stupid... - 28/01/2003 01:56:59 PM 40 Views
it's called freedom of choice.... - 28/01/2003 02:05:59 PM 52 Views
Don't put words in my mouth - 28/01/2003 02:10:49 PM 42 Views
Simple. - 28/01/2003 02:14:22 PM 37 Views
Lets stay on topic. - 28/01/2003 02:17:56 PM 33 Views
What about my points? Too stuck on the last sentance? *NM* - 28/01/2003 02:25:36 PM 7 Views
Actually... - 28/01/2003 02:30:07 PM 36 Views
you have? - 28/01/2003 02:43:10 PM 35 Views
To some extent yes... - 28/01/2003 02:47:09 PM 29 Views
With freedom comes responsibility. - 28/01/2003 06:22:28 PM 14 Views
OFFICIAL: Americans Discover Farstrider's Head !! - 28/01/2003 02:07:20 PM 64 Views
Very very nice. - 28/01/2003 02:11:23 PM 36 Views
Doesn't compare. - 28/01/2003 02:14:41 PM 30 Views
Re: OFFICIAL: Americans Discover Farstrider's Head !! - 28/01/2003 02:12:52 PM 42 Views
*applauds* - 29/01/2003 04:49:34 AM 24 Views
Organic foods are bad for the environment? I didn't know that... *NM* - 28/01/2003 04:13:23 PM 10 Views
Oh Come On? Talk about selective reading.... - 28/01/2003 04:28:45 PM 30 Views
That reminds me of a bumper sticker I once read... - 31/01/2003 11:44:18 AM 4 Views
I know this is a troll, but I thought I'd remind you - 28/01/2003 02:17:05 PM 31 Views
The Emissions Law is Another Topic All Together - 28/01/2003 02:25:23 PM 24 Views
Circular argument. - 28/01/2003 02:25:19 PM 30 Views
Who better than somebody who knows first hand? - 28/01/2003 02:28:41 PM 25 Views
So living in Michigan makes you an expert? - 28/01/2003 02:58:21 PM 24 Views
BGOMF *NM* - 28/01/2003 03:08:12 PM 6 Views
ahem - 28/01/2003 02:36:26 PM 28 Views
Re: ahem - 28/01/2003 02:40:21 PM 22 Views
Ok. One question for you then... - 28/01/2003 02:38:37 PM 33 Views
Ok, my one answer for you then... - 28/01/2003 02:45:03 PM 28 Views
Well, see... - 28/01/2003 02:56:11 PM 27 Views
I think you're in an idiot for for posting this. - 28/01/2003 02:49:21 PM 36 Views
Where are you from? - 28/01/2003 02:58:48 PM 27 Views
Oh, darn it! - 28/01/2003 03:40:00 PM 31 Views
Re: Oh, darn it! - 28/01/2003 03:47:09 PM 21 Views
Well...okay... - 28/01/2003 03:57:05 PM 21 Views
There you go! *NM* - 28/01/2003 04:35:54 PM 8 Views
I agree SUV's are dumb...but some of your arguments are bad... - 28/01/2003 04:03:43 PM 19 Views
I'd have to cut my legs off at the knee to get into a minivan *NM* - 28/01/2003 08:59:30 PM 7 Views
yeah, well...you probably don't have the need for one, either... - 31/01/2003 11:48:28 AM 3 Views
I want a Dodge Ram QuadCab... - 28/01/2003 04:36:01 PM 22 Views
It could be - 28/01/2003 05:16:10 PM 24 Views
I hate SUV's, however........ - 28/01/2003 06:59:03 PM 14 Views
46,000 killed by CAFE Standard & small cars- USA Today - 28/01/2003 07:18:43 PM 20 Views
It's the SUV drivers killing the small car drivers *NM* - 28/01/2003 07:30:42 PM 7 Views
Also Mom would be mad if she found out I didn't mention - 28/01/2003 07:24:40 PM 13 Views
AMERICANS ARE IDIOTS!!! - 28/01/2003 07:54:11 PM 15 Views
Nice stereotyping, there. - 28/01/2003 08:00:05 PM 12 Views
Mostly, I think you're an idiot. - 28/01/2003 08:45:55 PM 15 Views
you forget something - 28/01/2003 08:52:09 PM 15 Views
Wrong approach - 28/01/2003 08:59:24 PM 16 Views
~wipes a tear~ This makes me proud to be an American. *NM* - 28/01/2003 09:15:43 PM 7 Views
I to dont agree with you - 28/01/2003 09:50:43 PM 12 Views
Idiot. - 28/01/2003 10:01:38 PM 15 Views