Originally Posted by bwilson4web

A couple of years ago, after I got my Prius, I was sharing my experiences with the locals in a Huntsville USENET forum. Many parroted the usual hybrid skeptic nonsense, which I replied with source cited facts and data. One even posted he was glad I was saving gas since it left that much more for his gas guzzler. I replied,'Good, then we are both happy.' ... Somehow I don't think he was really happy.

Bob Wilson

Originally Posted by Mark E Smith

A thought hit me concerning this thread.

1 Hybrids in the non hybrid world are the symbol of the radical environment movement.

2 Many people blame the oil shortage on the environmentalists because they have succeeded in stopping exploration and drilling in the US.

So put the two together and high gas prices are the fault of the hybrid drivers.

Originally Posted by Noz

This self-righteous attitude dominates the American culture. After having lived here for the past 25 years of my life, I have yet to see a culture and bunch of people who are more arrogant, more egotistical, and so full of fear and outright hatred for others. The smuggness coupled with utter ignorance is not only shocking but extremely scary.

I'm not surprised that someone like that came up to you. There are plenty of extremely jealous, extremely judgmental people running around the US. If you don't fit in, or are branded a treehugging, antiwar, antipatriotic, anti-religious, anti-semetic, anti this, anti that crap, you're toast....toast.

It's no stereotype in my humble opinion when I say that SUV drivers are the epitomy of the selfish, self-absorbed, American individual. Yet the irony of it is that MOST of these idiots wouldn't lift a finger to help or give up something for the benefit of the whole...not a finger. Not even for their kids. Most of these suburbanite idiots know full well what a ludicrously stupid lifestyle they live...thinking that automatically have a kid gives them the entitlement to start wasting and pissing away resources...and everyone needs to get out of their way. Yet, they'd give up nothing for their kids even though day in day our they are constantly screaming about their kids this, their kids that.

i tell you....if ever there was a borg-like culture, this is it. There are ALOT of people who drive pen-is cars that's for sure.

Originally Posted by Mikesan

You know, you have a point there. I went to a concert in Berkeley last weekend and it seemed like they should name the place Priusville. One more reason I like the Civic Hybrid is that it's a little more under the radar and I don't want anyone mistaking me for a global warming lemming.

Originally Posted by g.theory

Does he have a Pro-Bush or Pro-War bumper sticker?