Americans must take a stand against the American auto industry

Everyday, segments of America exercise rights every bit as important as voting. The choices we make, as consumers, essentially fund the people - rich shareholders - whom fund American politicians.

Automobiles, are one of the biggest purchases Americans make, and it's become one of the most important choices.

Vehicles, such as the SUV, are, quite simply, anti-American.

Even Bill Ford Jr. admits that car exhaust contributes to global warming, and that SUVs have had, at times, a dangerous past.

In just 50 years, Southern California has become a city highlighted by its notorious smog - something that kills people, and shortens the lifespan of millions of others.

This wasn't some natural phenomenon, this was man-made.

According to the Pentagon, global warming is one of the greatest threats to American security.

So what are American auto corporations doing about it? What are American corporations, who stand by "Buy American", really doing to help Americans?

Is building bigger SUVs what America stands for?

O.K., let's forget about the environment. Big gas-guzzlers can only make sense if gas is cheap.

Has enforcing cheap, foreign-derived oil cost America?

While, cheap gas has allowed Americans to drive huge, waste-of-everything vehicles, it has also required immense military action in the Middle East, seeded terrorism and anti-Americanism, led to two wars in Iraq, and helped bring about 911.

So now what is the auto industry, particularly, the American auto industry, doing about it?

Ford is releasing 20,000 Ford Escape hybrids. Sure, that isn't even a percent of their sales, but what a nice gesture.

Of course the Escape hybrid couldn't have been produced if Ford didn't lease its hybrid technology from Toyota. See, Toyota perfected the hybrid powertrain with the Toyota Prius.

If not for the Prius, America would be decades away from the Escape hybrid.

Now, Honda is releasing the Accord hybrid, it's third hyrbid model, and Toyota will be releasing several more models in 2005.

Ironically, only Japanese companies have addressed these issues, issues that should be a national priority to all Americans and American corporations.

They say, in many parts of America, cars are an extension of peoples' personalities. Imagine what that says about many Americans.

F_ _ _ the environment. F _ _ _ the Middle East and all Muslims, in fact, F _ _ _ everybody else in the world. I don't care about the future. It's not my responsibility. My kids can clean up my mess, and if you don't like it, I'll just run you over.

While SUVs are not evil, they are completely unneccessary in the driving conditions of most Americans, and they promote irresponsibility.

If something is unneccessary, and destructive, wouldn't the intelligent and the simple thing be to get rid of it?

Americans have been duped to believe that SUVs stand for American freedom of choice.

In reality; however, SUVs stand for anything but freedom.

American auto corporations have had plenty of time to clean up their dirty act.

Now it is up to the people to represent. Do we stand for arrogant irresponsibility, or do we stand for Freedom?. Hybrid cars and other fuel efficient vehicles and technologies represent not only freedom, but the future. Anything less is unacceptable.

Join the revolution.

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A challenge to residents of California, and to consumers everywhere

The automotive industry has declared war on the people of California.

Southern Californians, better than any other Americans understand the impact of vehicles on the environment.

Just 50 years ago, Los Angeles was a clean city, in terms of air quality. Now, the air quality takes years off your life. Recent European studies indicate that the last 50 years, world-wide, have significantly impacted global warming, and auto emissions have been a huge part of the problem.

Will it take a knockout punch before we realize the current automotive product is dangerous to the survival of human beings?

Our lives are not even worth $3000.00, the cost of improving emissions by 30%, the amount the auto industry is supposed to achieve - by 2016.

How much profit has the automotive industry made in the last 50 years?

How much environmental damage has been caused by the automotive industry in the last 50 years?

Automakers will spend $60 billion this year alone, subsidizing their current lines of inefficient autos, while people are buying every available Prius hybrid car, even on top of all the mark ups.

Like Enron, and many other corporate scandels, the automotive scandel of gross inefficiency, and coverups - such as the Corvair, Pinto, and SUV rollover - can no longer be tolerated.

They must do more and consumers must demand more from them. They OWE it to us.

Join the hybrid revolution.

Irresponsibility a new American standard

The caption for the LATimes.com story, Finally, green means go, states "speedier than the regular V-6, Honda's 2005 Accord Hybrid puts do-gooders in the fast lane."

Since when did responsibility become synonomous with doing good? Doing good goes beyond responsibility, doesn't it? Has American society crumbled to the point that irresponsibility has become the norm?

Doing good, or being a do-gooder, goes beyond responsibility, it means doing more than you are responsible for. It is pathetic that the American auto press is so stuck in the SUV box, that the irresponsibility of purchasing an SUV, or some gas-guzzling European import, is not even questioned.

How sad that the press almost makes fun of responsibility while idolizing irresponsibility. I guess irresponsibility is just too easy and profitable.

Purchasing hybrid cars isn't just for do-gooders, it's also for those who just want to be responsible.

So you want a revolution?

Revolution doesn't just come in the form of politics and voting.

Everyday, Americans, as consumers, have choices. Choices regarding the products we purchase.

Some corporations utilize slave-labor in this country, or outside this country, to help achieve cheap products at maximum profit. Essentially, anyone whom purchases these products helps promote slave labor.

One of the biggest consumer choices Americans make is their choice of automobile.

Today, automobiles are contributing to massive and dangerous levels of pollution, while also contributing to the need for foreign oil wars and seeding terrorism. Yet, most consumers, as well as American auto manufacturers, have acted as if there is no connection.

Well, the connections are clear and obvious for anyone willing to look with honesty.

Hybrid vehicles, such as the Toyota Prius, Ford Escape Hybrid, or Honda Accord hybrid, offer consumers a way to revolt against corporate corruption, as well as pollution, oil wars, and terrorism.

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