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Are gas guzzlers patriotic?
Poll ended at 17 May 2007, 2:58 pm
Yes 5%  5%  [ 1 ]
No 95%  95%  [ 18 ]
Total votes : 19

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07 Feb 2007, 6:52 am

yeah those american flags on the cars are distracting... but i dont drive and i enjoy watching the flags lol (*but dont get to see much cos im live in england--- i just have my 38 american flags all over my room - see gallery lol)



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24 Apr 2009, 8:32 pm

I wonder how many of you are guzzling gas in SUVs now...motorcycles are a much better choice in the current economic climate,mine does 70 mpg.


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24 Apr 2009, 9:01 pm

Often, people who think they are being patriotic are actually just being statist/nationalist. In terms of America, being statist/nationalist is actually the opposite of patriotic.

Owning a gas-guzzler would be unpatriotic in my view, because our dependence on oil marries us to the Middle East. Having an American flag on your car can be patriotic or not, depending on your reason. If your reason is "I am proud to be an American", that is patriotic. If your reason is "I support my government regardless of what they do", that is unpatriotic. Having a Bush/Cheney sticker is incredibly unpatriotic because those guys shredded the Constitution.