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Originally Posted by roachboy
3. on doing individual actions to reduce pteroleum dependency---well, they are something, yes? i sometimes wonder about this...for example because i ride a bike all over the place, i use a messenger bag to carry groceries in, but i dont have the impression that impacts on the production of plastic bags. but i do it anyway--but it isnt really a matter of principle. it's just a pragmatic thing that follows from other choices. i guess the bigger choice was getting rid of my car, my ultimate homeboy car, my 98. but even that was mostly just a pragmatic choice--i live in a city, what do i need a car for? if i want one, i'll rent one. if i dont, i wont. but again, i dont see any particular effects of this on the overall number of cars being driven (judging from the numbers that i encounter riding around chicago, doing all the lunatic things that people make their cars do)...maybe it's simplest to have larger-scale matters like Reduction of Petroleum Dependency as subtexts or second-order motivations for what you do, but to do them and stick to them for other, smaller reasons.
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This is the good part of my example, RB is taking steps to change what he can.
I applaud that and respect that.
It is up to us to change voluntarily and to persuade others to, not for government to force change. Time and time again, it has been proven that if we rely on government to make the needed changes, we lose our rights in the process and our freedoms, our right to choose, is sacrificed. This just creates anger, hostility, defiance and hatred.... not to mention extreme costs to the budget.