Pubdate: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 Source: Kaleidoscope (Birmingham, AL Edu) Copyright: 2003 The Kaleidoscope. Contact: http://138.26.166.169/kscope/feedback.php?to=chief Website: http://138.26.166.169/kscope/bomb.php/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1879 Author: Chris Mahan SOCCER MOMS, WEED, AND SUVS Did you know that smoking marijuana makes you a ruthless terrorist who murders innocent women and children. Oh, sure maybe you didn't pull the trigger, but according to a recent commercial you are just as guilty because your dollars support them everytime you buy a little smoke. As if this wasn't ridiculous enough it appears now that the media is going to widen its focus from the hardcore hippie to the soccer mom. The latest batch of commercials are shifting their focus from drugs to gasoline and state that every time a person fills up their SUV they are supporting terrorism. While this argument does hold some vague validity in the fact that 90% of our oil comes from the Middle East, most people would agree they push the envelope a bit far. I mean, isn't the whole point of terrorism to make Americans abandon their way of life? Well guess what guys if we stop driving our SUVs and doing whatever else it is that makes us happy, they win. Game over! The best way to beat terrorism is to not let it alter our everyday behavior regardless of what it may be and who may or may not approve of it. If we allow them to dictate the way we live our lives, then they have already won, so we may as well give up now. As Americans, I believe that it is our duty to prevent this from happening. So Americans if you really want to fight terrorism, buy 'em, drive 'em, and smoke 'em if you got em. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom