Reply #32: That'd be true if human nature made a damn bit of sense

[Eric Condon]

Logically, high gas prices SHOULD result in less travel (and subsequently, less pollution) and increased support for alternative energy. But is any of that actually happening? Pffft. No, people just take it. They grumble about it at the pump, and as soon as they're done, they forget all about it because they have to get home in time for American Idol.

It's part of the culture of powerlessness that we live in. I feel like if this kind of crap was happening as recently as 10-15 years ago, there would be more of an outcry about it. I think the Bu$h administration has just crushed everyone's spirit so much that we can't even be bothered to care about it, it's all we can do to get through the day anymore, let alone care about, you know, issues.