Can’t Feed ‘Em?

Saw this bumper sticker in Alhambra, California today:

It kind of triggered me. Of course, being me, I thought it was about population, and I thought it was sort of a heavy-handed, poor/welfare-bashing, lower-middle-class view that everything would be fine if it weren’t for lazy, free-loading welfare queens. But when I stopped the . . . → Read More: Can’t Feed ‘Em?

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Guns

I saw this bumper sticker in Tehachapi, California yesterday:

I really like it because I think it points to a source of the emotional intensity many Americans feel about their guns. It also implicitly acknowledges that even after almost two-hundred-and-thirty-five years of freedom, we still can see ourselves as . . . → Read More: Guns

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Bumper Stickers

Even though I don’t sport them on my own car, I’ve always liked public-issue bumper stickers. Bumper stickers represent a very interesting level of commitment. A person is announcing their position it to everyone they know plus random passers-by, but they’re doing it from the safety of their car. They can be a little . . . → Read More: Bumper Stickers

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