Holier than thou
The imposition of virtue by the classes on the masses is nothing new, of course. The upper orders have been trying to improve the lower orders since Carrie Nation took an axe to speakeasies, and long before. Only our ideas of sin and vice have changed. The old vices were hard liquor and irreligiousness. The new vices are plastic bags and fast food. If Carrie Nation were around today, she wouldn’t be crusading against the Demon Rum. She’d be crusading against the Big Gulp.
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Comments (8)
Less concerning than rail religion extremists.
Posted by gibby | June 9, 2012 7:10 PM
"Upper Orders"? Is that what it's called if you're receiving three pensions?
Posted by Mister Tee | June 9, 2012 9:37 PM
But sugar consumption is a major driver of obesity, and godlessness was never a problem.
Posted by Jo | June 10, 2012 5:42 AM
So true, that 3-pensions zinger.
"What I can tell you is that despite what the folks at the Environmental Defence claim, banning plastic bags will do exactly nothing to save the planet. Plastic bags take up less than 1 per cent of landfill space. Because they take very little energy to produce and are reused a lot, they are more environmentally friendly than either cloth or paper. (There’s a ton of research on this. Honest.) They are also indispensable for collecting dog poo."
That about sums it up for me. Unless somebody can invent a reusable dog poo bag, plastic grocery bags will continue to work for me.
Maybe the Neo-Puritans can find a bigger n better cause, like highlighting the horrific working conditions and extremely low wages and scarce benefits the oppressed public sector workers have to endure, eh?
Posted by Harry | June 10, 2012 9:05 AM
I cant help but think of a group of conmen [ half elected half the elected's controllers ] passing a joint around laughing their asses off and saying, " Whoever thought diversionary tactics could be so effective ?"
Posted by fancypants | June 10, 2012 10:12 AM
Now, now, Randy knows better than you do - Just ask him.
I'm sure his hey-boy Novick is cut from the same cloth so get used to it or move to Texas or whatever.
Posted by steve | June 10, 2012 10:44 AM
I'm sure all these folks will have a hard time convincing anyone in Nevada to change our ways. 24/7/365 Casinos with liquor available at any time; legalized prostitution in all but two counties, and many supermarkets open 24/7 with a choice of paper or plastic bags.
Posted by Dave A. | June 10, 2012 4:12 PM
A lot of "environmental" initiatives being pushed through by politicians will do nothing to save the planet.
However, they do make the politician look good to people who don't think it through or read the scientific research, and that's all that matters to a politician.
After all, politicians don't exist to be saviors.
Posted by Mr. Grumpy | June 10, 2012 4:49 PM