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Originally posted by SP0CK
"#2 is the middle east"
No this is not true, Venezuella is #2 from what I've been told. AND what % is middle east?
oh.. i forgot... the amount of oil used to produce plastic far exceeds what we use in vehicles. perhaps this should have been a campaign on reducing plastic use?
eric
Exactly eric, you see they can tie the facts to anything they want. The whole issue is just prattle.
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SPOCK, we get 11% of our oil from the middle east, primarily Saudi Arabia. unfortunately.
Clearly there are things that more directly support terrorist activity than SUVs, or even dependence on foreign oil for that matter. Perhaps the link between owning an SUV and supporting terrorist activity isn’t the most direct and clear, but maybe that’s not what is most important.
So why pick on SUVs? Americans are victims of our own wasteful habits, one of those being our love affair with SUVs that has definitely become a blatant problem; especially considering they offer no real value. When posed with the puzzle of encouraging Americans to shy away from purchasing SUVs, we realize it is a daunting task. Of all the potential arguments against SUVs, Arianna thought that, given the growing fear of terrorism every American currently shares, and the fact that a link between SUV use and terrorism can be made, why not take advantage of this particular opportunity.
By informing non-owners and making current owners realize they could possibly be somewhat responsible for contributing to terrorist activity, The Detroit Project has brilliantly created an insecurity that won’t die. Let’s think about it fairly; really, what harm is this campaign doing? At the end of the day, it’s really only pissing off a small percent of SUV owners. Which is good. Because, at the same time, the campaign is generating healthy debate and awareness of important issues.