Originally Posted By: 02SE
Proudly stating that fuel theft from gas stations is a victimless crime, is pretty much the definition of weak character and low morals...
LOL Did I ever recant that statement? No.
And I'll say it again, if the 'loss' of a tank of gas falls on the (idiotically monopolistic) refiner ie the oil company, it will always be a 'victimless crime', no question in my mind.
They're too greedy and they make everyone else (soldiers, their families, innocent civilians, natives to a land, their station attendants, their own customer base who is dependent on them and they know it-- all
pay hard, and mostly in prices that aren't exchanged as currency. Of course we the consumers get gouged without any shame or remorse -- because they can. Because they have the power to. I could never defend such greed using my own personal volition. What? You can without a second thought? Well, keep fighting for the 'good guys' then....
Trying to put that any more directly will caused the censors to kick in.
Originally Posted By: strat81
I can play that game too.
Thing is, it's not a game. It's the truth. Read what I say carefully, I'm not the hippie green hybrid car driver you think I am because, so spiting them like this was a 2 team sport isn't accomplishing much. I could agree with you about the hybrids and the sedan crowd (though I have my doubts about how passionate the Camry crowd would get)
I never considered any one of you to be 'that type of person', well not until the angry reaction .... why would you get angry?
Certain personality types are attracted to that which appeals to them. It's simple. It's the entire basis of the consumer product industry and the basic rule of marketing to people- pander to what appeals to their personality type.
Do you think some spoiled brat that just turned 17 and wants (any given "Truck") to use it as a truck? No they want to sit higher than everyone else while they sit in traffic thinking that if they crash, they'll be best protected, or some other vacuous reasoning.
People hide behind clothes, houses, brands, jobs/titles, gadgets, race, name, 'things' all the time- and expect other people to like or respect them because of these 'things' that are external to- and have virtually nothing to do with their own character.
Jobs like politician attract greedy ladder climbing professional liars, jobs like enforcement/security attract power hungry abuse mongers, jobs like prostitution attract ... well if you don't get it by this point, there's no need to continue.
That's life!
What can I tell ya? Don't get mad about it, don't defend it, just don't be one of those people. Or be one of them, it's not my call!
