When I see ads touting 35 or 40 miles per gallon, I have to wonder who would say proudly, head held high, "I'm in upper management of a car company, and we've just increased fuel efficiency by five miles per gallon!" Do they seriously think that is exciting, note worthy, something to write home about?
Give me 100 miles per gallon. Then I'll cheer. Give me 100 miles per gallon at $20,000 and I'll buy a car today. I think you'd see a stampede. Even at $30,000 you'd be doing well. You probably wouldn't keep up with demand. But make it $20,000 and 100 miles per gallon and you'll turn the industry on its head.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Green-Transportation/2008-08-01/MAX-100-MPG-Car.aspx
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Gay Rights
There's a beautiful slide show of people who care deeply about each other. They all happen to be gay.
http://www.couragecampaign.org/Divorce
Last November Californians (with the deep financial help of some wealthy Utahians) passed Proposition 8, which restricts the marriage rights of gay people. Discrimination based on sexual orientation is no different than discrimination based on racial identity. Both stink and we should be raising the rafters to eliminate them.
A majority of people recognize that racial discrimination is morally wrong, even if they are not comfortable with people outside their own race. We need to get to that point with sexual discrimination.
Homophobic behavior is morally wrong. It's a moral issue. People are born homosexual. Discriminating against them is no different than discriminating against someone with yellow skin or green eyes or a low IQ or a wide forehead. Discriminating against people because they are different from us is so plainly wrong one wonders why it needs to be said.
Homophobia is stupid at best and evil at worst. And it's a feeling. I have homophobic friends and I simply feel sorry for them because they limit their circle of friends with this short sightedness. I don't debate the issue much with them. I don't try to convert them. People can have pretty much any feelings they want. We're frequently prisoners of our feelings.
But legislated homophobic behavior is discrimination. We must raise the rafters and stop it.
http://www.couragecampaign.org/Divorce
Last November Californians (with the deep financial help of some wealthy Utahians) passed Proposition 8, which restricts the marriage rights of gay people. Discrimination based on sexual orientation is no different than discrimination based on racial identity. Both stink and we should be raising the rafters to eliminate them.
A majority of people recognize that racial discrimination is morally wrong, even if they are not comfortable with people outside their own race. We need to get to that point with sexual discrimination.
Homophobic behavior is morally wrong. It's a moral issue. People are born homosexual. Discriminating against them is no different than discriminating against someone with yellow skin or green eyes or a low IQ or a wide forehead. Discriminating against people because they are different from us is so plainly wrong one wonders why it needs to be said.
Homophobia is stupid at best and evil at worst. And it's a feeling. I have homophobic friends and I simply feel sorry for them because they limit their circle of friends with this short sightedness. I don't debate the issue much with them. I don't try to convert them. People can have pretty much any feelings they want. We're frequently prisoners of our feelings.
But legislated homophobic behavior is discrimination. We must raise the rafters and stop it.
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