It's not about 'American' morality. It's about 'Human' morality. I observe that Americans do not care, and are not serious about anything.

Except more money, attention, and toys.

GUEST COMMENT said:

Obviously you did not read the article. They talk about over consumption, and Clearly talk about the H2's inefficiency...

They interview 20 owners? Small sample size alert anyone?

Lee451

Why not just work less and consume less? Works for us in the rest of the world.

GUEST COMMENT said: All american projection? gimmie gimmie gimmie?, guzzle!, guzzle!,guzzle! No wonder you yanks are the fattest nation... bet Lee here makes up 4 of me.

Jim

If by protecting us you mean attacking other countries and increasing the risk of terrorism to western nations, appreciate it. Thanks mate.

BTW, I'm not from Europe.

I don't mind the vehicles. I just would like the asshats who drive them to park farther away from the store, instead of taking up two and three parking holes in a parking lot near the door. Inconsiderate creeps.

hey al, mate?????? you must be british. i had to spend 2 years in your country back in the early 70s, protecting you and yours. god, how far the british have fallen. still today we have 13,000 servicemen in your country. grow a set and defend yourself. or is it that you can't? from what i hear the muslims will soon take over the UK, and good bye to it, and the rest of europe too.

I drive an H2 but I don't feel bad about it. First of all, I purchased a used H2. I didn't cause it to be made, it was three years old when I got it, and had NO ONE bought it it would be taking up a LOT of space in a landfill. Secondly, I work overseas and I am gone half of the year, so I put VERY low mileage on my H2. When I bought it there were 20k miles on it, I've had it three years and it doesn't have 30k yet. The average hybrid owner uses WAY more gas than me, I fill up the tank once every other month, so that's about 200 gallons per year. Had I not purchased it and someone else had, there would be about 70k miles on it by now I'm sure. I'm basically saving the planet. Plus, chicks dig it, it can jump stuff, and it makes me feel better about my small penis.

Al is Right said: ""i [sic] should be able to spend my money on whatever i [sic] like" argument is so small-minded."

Actually, the "You should only spend your earnings on what *I* approve of." argument is the small-minded one. Who are YOU to decide what another human who has labored, gotten sweaty and expended THEIR resources and energy to earn should be allowed to spend those earnings on? Who are YOU to decide which products are acceptable and which are not?

How would you like it if someone ELSE came into YOUR home and into YOUR checking account and decided what items YOU were allowed to buy and which ones you were NOT allowed to buy? Or let me adjust this to a slightly different point of view which gets to the heart of the matter: how would you like it if someone else decided which political candidates you were 'allowed' to contribute money to and which ones you couldn't? How would your tune change in that scenario? Would it not be just as wrong for me to tell you and attempt to force by law or intimidation to MAKE you contribute to candidates I approved of? "But that's diiiiiiiiiiiiferent". No, it is not. What you earn, how much you earn, and how you spend what you earn is NONE of *MY* business. And frankly folks who are PRODUCERS in this nation and world are tired of being told by LEACHES in this nation and world how they should be allowed to spend that money.

Did you happen to go deep enough into your studies to comprehend the basic fact that a 'evil rich person' buying that 'hated evil H2' was actually enabling hundreds of jobs to exist? Did you ever think that just maybe those 'evil rich people spending excessive amounts of money for excessive products and material goods' are paying LOTS of paychecks out there. Well, were. Because now spending is down, and people who make these items are no longer employed. But you go on and keep believing that lower and middle income people are the real workhorses in the economy and keep it going. Because if it wasn't for some evil rich person YOU wouldn't have an opportunity to get a job.

Until people stop looking in OTHER people's checking accounts for their happiness, they will never be happy.

Fucking rednecks. Jim: you think like a retard, talk like a retard, ergo....

Bigrig: LOL, the "stranded motorist" argument is brilliant. Wonder how many H2 drivers catch a lift from a hippie when they run out of gas. Tool.

BRB, I'm going in search of the moralistic argument for being 400 lbs. I miss Twinkies.

Is really possible that so many commentators here have their heads squarely buried? What a collection of small minded "useful idiots"; if there is a vehicle on the road that defines "moral" as this article would have you believe, it is the Prius. A vehicle that takes 3 times the energy to build than a Hummer. (Look it up!) As for small penis's, you may be correct there, my wife drives ours!

TPaine
Moral Authority

"considering how you treated the irish you deserved eveything you got, and more. "

My ancestors - probably a lot closer than yours - were also from Ireland a that is a load of cobblers. Do the donations to the IRA (which was shooting/blowing up/destabilising society - its own society, mostly, and killing mostly other Irish people) also count under the 'private donations to foreign aid' heading?

Would the same sentiments - got what you deserved - still apply if it was Al Qa'eda talking about 9/11?

(Clue: not in either case, imho)

Jim, perhaps this is a better illustration of what happened in Omagh. Noth especially Breda Devine, aged 20 months, and Maura Monaghan, 18 months and her mother, Avril, who was expecting twins.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/dec/21/northernireland.topstories33

Now stfu. Lets get back to cars.

jane, not at all impressed with your heritage. look up joseph plunkett. there is no more brutal history in the world then that of the british empire. going around the world, killing millions in asia, europe, middle east, africa, and yes even north america. i will be glad when it finally is no more.right now it is on the longest suicide in history, just finish the job, please.

I like the anti-American statements as much as we all like racist comments, sexist comments or other ill-informed rhetoric. Americans be proud of who we are, what our history is and what we can achieve. We do not have to be proud of "products" as some core component of our national identity. Products come and go. America should not. Get to the core of what I think is wrong here.

Mass stereotypes are unhealthy and I see a lot of small minded people on here throwing insults that are really unrelated to the topic but instead rooted in ignorance and prejudice. The Hummer sells on identity alone. It is not a clear leader in any technological fashion in the civilian incarnation. It sells based on identity. But what else do most vehicles sell on? Clothes? Any consumer product? If this was not the case there would not be a need for brands.

There are few people that buy clothes based on their environmental impact. What about dish soap? The impact a Hummer has is clear. That does not mean it is the worst. There are things far worse for the planet. Burning wood in Africa is a great example. Now there are vast differences here but stay with me.

The hate for the Hummer is not the love for the environment. Hate for the Hummer is hate of a brand and product that has been vilified. This hate is as ill-informed as the love of the same vehicle. It is emotion over a product? Why not the same emotion over wood in Africa? Because it does not have a brand and all of you are falling into a trap of consumerism. Love brand x, brand y is for evil people.

You can hide behind a flag or in front of a fake claim to be concerned with the environment but so few people are. In the end and at the heart of this matter you are just falling into commercial behavior and mass stereotypes. Both are ignorant.

plain and simple, people who drive hummers are just defiant and don't care about what they do to harm others. they don't give the slightest concern for the air their children (or neighbors' children if we are lucky enough for them to be sterile) will be breathing 10 years from now and i think it is a shame for them to do all this damage while we ALL suffer the consequences. they give americans a bad name and the problem is bigger than hummers. it is not about being in each other's pockets or demanding a person spends money on one thing over another. think about your impact- that's all.