Comments on: Interdependence Day http://hugeasscity.com/2009/07/05/interdependence-day/ > so much wonderful packaged in such a mess Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:54:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Roger http://hugeasscity.com/2009/07/05/interdependence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3775 Roger Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:46:45 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/?p=977#comment-3775 Great post Dan. Our "experiment" was hijacked by Thomas Jefferson, a slave owning suburbanite from Virginia. Americans have confounded rights with convenience and independence with individualism. We are on the road back from that. I like the term interdependence. It's what I think the founders were really aiming for when they said "we the people." Great post Dan.

Our “experiment” was hijacked by Thomas Jefferson, a slave owning suburbanite from Virginia. Americans have confounded rights with convenience and independence with individualism.

We are on the road back from that. I like the term interdependence. It’s what I think the founders were really aiming for when they said “we the people.”

]]> By: Becky http://hugeasscity.com/2009/07/05/interdependence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3774 Becky Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:49:11 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/?p=977#comment-3774 Interdependence rules the day indeed. Nice meeting you in person at Fado last week! Interdependence rules the day indeed. Nice meeting you in person at Fado last week!

]]> By: blaster99 http://hugeasscity.com/2009/07/05/interdependence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3773 blaster99 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:45:06 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/?p=977#comment-3773 Dan: I knew that a blowhard like yourself wouldn't be able to stay away for long. Welcome back. Hopefully this means no more images comparing buildings to flowers. Hopefully. Dan: I knew that a blowhard like yourself wouldn’t be able to stay away for long. Welcome back. Hopefully this means no more images comparing buildings to flowers. Hopefully.

]]> By: Schottsie http://hugeasscity.com/2009/07/05/interdependence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3772 Schottsie Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:02:25 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/?p=977#comment-3772 Glad you are back, Dan. But you ain't getting rid of me. Glad you are back, Dan. But you ain’t getting rid of me.

]]> By: Beal http://hugeasscity.com/2009/07/05/interdependence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3771 Beal Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:47:47 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/?p=977#comment-3771 John - I agree, a failure of DEpendence, but on dwindling fossil fuels, and a society that for over fifty years equated prosperity with a big back yard and a 30-mile commute. Those days are over, and if the remedy is mandatory VMT reductions, so be it, we brought it on ourselves, and thank the gods that we have elected officials willing to take action for change. Dan is right on this one (and on a good many things, for that matter). John – I agree, a failure of DEpendence, but on dwindling fossil fuels, and a society that for over fifty years equated prosperity with a big back yard and a 30-mile commute. Those days are over, and if the remedy is mandatory VMT reductions, so be it, we brought it on ourselves, and thank the gods that we have elected officials willing to take action for change. Dan is right on this one (and on a good many things, for that matter).

]]> By: John of Humdinger http://hugeasscity.com/2009/07/05/interdependence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3770 John of Humdinger Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:36:23 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/?p=977#comment-3770 What we're seeing today is not a failure of independence. It is the deepening failure of DEpendence. It is the sickening willingness of the sheeple to depend on Big Brother for everything from babysitting to weight loss. It is the egotistical ambition of our slimy politicians to engineer never-ending give-away programs to buy votes. Mandated 50% reduction in miles driven? Yeah, we gotta stop being so independent. Do we check in with the odometer police every night? What we’re seeing today is not a failure of independence.
It is the deepening failure of DEpendence.
It is the sickening willingness of the sheeple to depend
on Big Brother for everything from babysitting to weight loss.
It is the egotistical ambition of our slimy politicians
to engineer never-ending give-away programs to buy votes.

Mandated 50% reduction in miles driven?
Yeah, we gotta stop being so independent.
Do we check in with the odometer police every night?

]]> By: Ellery http://hugeasscity.com/2009/07/05/interdependence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3769 Ellery Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:11:30 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/?p=977#comment-3769 Hey Dan, glad you are back. Hope you had a good break. Hey Dan, glad you are back. Hope you had a good break.

]]> By: Adam Parast http://hugeasscity.com/2009/07/05/interdependence-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3767 Adam Parast Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:26:56 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/?p=977#comment-3767 Its great to hear that you're all recharged and ready to start writing again. You were missed by all the STB writers. Its great to hear that you’re all recharged and ready to start writing again. You were missed by all the STB writers.

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