A Chinese club of Mazda owners were driving down the road….
Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. But indeed, headlines in communist China are showing outcry towards a Hummer who aggressively broke up a convoy of 50 Mazdas that were out for a weekend trip to the sea. It may seem massively petty to some Americans but:
They’re known as the vehicle of choice of newly minted robber barons — especially coal mine bosses, who are not widely known for their discreet spending habits or environmental consciousness.
Would I be going out on a limb by calling American Hummer owners “robber barons” as well?
So this “act” is actually being viewed as an example of the growing income inequality in China. The media focused on it as an example of “class hatred and car envy”.
When Americans get pissed off that Hummers:
…average about 15 mpg (US) (16 L/100 km) on highways, (10 mpg or 24 L/100 km on the street), has a curb weight of over 6000 pounds (2722 kg), and has relatively high maintenance costs.
…we skip the sociological discussion and go straight to the “Hanma heart”. The pic below looks like a scene from Iraq. Instead, it’s the handy work of the Earth Liberation Front in California. (Insert ELF anthem here.)
Even a simple “one finger salute” seems to have more effect on the virus that is Hummer ownership.
Beware Chinese Hanma owners. I’m sending out an express mailed birdie your way.
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“Well, as for being an elitist overpriveleged…let me dissuade you with these facts:”
I was referring your attitude and the attitude of many. You and Ms Missive seem to dislike those that have the cash to buy what they want.
“That’s freedom of choice to purchase the most ridiculously wasteful and lumbering vehicle on the civilian market, my friend. I guess my point throughout this whole conversation has been that we need to start taping into our purchasing conscious. Gone are the days of buying grossly wasteful products just because we happen to have the cash. Sure, a lot of schmucks still do it, but we as a nation are slowly changing this mentality one person at a time.”
– Ms Missive
My point is that is it none of your business what someone else dries or purchases or the reason that they do so.
“Unfortunately, it’s everyones business what vehicle you drive. “
– Ms Missive
I know Olivia, you did not make this statement. Do you agree with it or not. There is no middle ground here. If it is, they I want you to stop driving and “destroying” the environment. Would it be wrong to take the attitude that you should stop driving altogether? Of course not even though by your reasoning it would help the environment.
And you should not be jealous of those that have more and can afford an excessive lifestyle compared to your own. Because that is what it is… a relative concept. Olivia, using that lifestyle you just presented to me, you live better and are richer than 95% on Earth. This places you in the top 5%. Do you want the other 95% to refer to you as living “Excessive” lifestyle, because to them, you are. You have more than you need. You eat 3 meals a day. You have a roof over your head. You buy what you want when you want it sometimes. And you have the opportunity to send your kids to college. If you are going to judge other people in a negative light for having more than you, there are billions of others that are right in this assessment of you.
I don't know how many times I have to say this before you read it…
This takes place in COMMUNIST CHINA. The ideology of socialism is that everyone is equal. Meaning, they all have the same as everyone else, whether everyone is rich or poor. To be a citizen of that country and how you're government would sell you out due to the corruption of said socialism by those in charge is the feeling I'm trying to get across…
The Chinese have every reason to be pissed. That's my arguement. If you want to tell them to fuck off, then go buy a hummer and drive around Beijing and see how well your accepted.
I could care less what everyone else has. I'm happy and thankful for what I do have.
I don't know how many times I have to say this before you read it…
This takes place in COMMUNIST CHINA. The ideology of socialism is that everyone is equal. Meaning, they all have the same as everyone else, whether everyone is rich or poor. To be a citizen of that country and how you're government would sell you out due to the corruption of said socialism by those in charge is the feeling I'm trying to get across…
The Chinese have every reason to be pissed. That's my arguement. If you want to tell them to fuck off, then go buy a hummer and drive around Beijing and see how well your accepted.
I could care less what everyone else has. I'm happy and thankful for what I do have.
I don’t know how many times I have to say this before you read it…
This takes place in COMMUNIST CHINA. The ideology of socialism is that everyone is equal. Meaning, they all have the same as everyone else, whether everyone is rich or poor. To be a citizen of that country and how you’re government would sell you out due to the corruption of said socialism by those in charge is the feeling I’m trying to get across…
The Chinese have every reason to be pissed. That’s my arguement. If you want to tell them to fuck off, then go buy a hummer and drive around Beijing and see how well your accepted.
I could care less what everyone else has. I’m happy and thankful for what I do have.
One word:
meh.
One word:
meh.