Every other van in the Midwest seems to be jockeying for the position of most socially concerned automobile, via magnetic ribbons. It started on trees, non-magnetically of course, and found the fertile soil of war-time suspicion in the paint of your aunt’s Chrysler.
There was the classic yellow that got militant or grungy and found wide popularity backdropped in the flag.
But then there was a bit of a crisis because, what if, you would like to cover your trunk in all different ribbons? Hmm. Well, there’s one for the stuffed animal religious type and another for the righteously indignant.
Then it’s time to turn to other noble platforms concerning breast cancer, abortion, autism, cystic fibrosis …and bragging, factions, pet gender reassignment, and the fine city of Pittsburgh.
And in case you’ve forgotten to let someone know just how bad you feel about something, there’s the catch-all, “I care.” What a bleeding heart you must be, suffering from trauma only equaled to those who show their unique sentiment over NYC with a gif broken heart.
May 22, 2005 at 6:08 pm
As a US Army soldier, I personally HATE those stupid We support the Troops magnets and bumperstickers. IF you support us, how bout getting a president who doesnt send us to war in god forsaken crap zones on less than minimum wage for years at a time? I am not a gung ho grunt, or a jack booted thug. I just get so sick of the false patriotism exhibited by brain dead sheeple. Sometimes I get up in the morning, and see the news about the latest moronic attempt to turn this into the United states of Evangelical Christinsanity and think “I am defending these morons?”
Good point. Too easy to bumperstickerize your political positions without having to get up off of your large american ass and do something.
May 30, 2005 at 11:37 pm
thanks for weighing in