Driving a Hybrid

Freedom? Is this not what all Americans crave? What defines freedom? Comparably speaking how does the United States differ from the “Third World?” We were not the first democratic republic, although pundits may like to believe it. If you look far back enough in history with thousands of years from which to choose, it is likely you can find a model for enlightened thinking. It also is likely you can find the Dark Ages. Freedom may best be an idea, a concept represented by absence of human oppression. That would define freedom as Christian, because Christianity and Islam both represent and attempt to spread humanity. The founding fathers of the America knew this, and for this reason they included the concept of God in our Constitution. Therefore we must be a Christian nation, because Christianity defines freedom. The recent turn away from religion and God has been a travesty that defies American definition. That is why the current governing political regime seems inexplicable. Is it that in responding to Extremism and Terrorism we also sunk to this level? The military detention camp at Guantanamo Bay is a perfect example of this lowbrow ideology. Because for the first time since the bombing of Pearl Harbor in the South Pacific we were the recipient of a heinous attack on our native soil, America responded with brute force. Before trying to understand what our attackers wanted, our government used our recent history to justify an exemplary attack as an offensive. They mistakenly extrapolated Saddam Hussein, because he invaded Kuwait, was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. In due time it turns out Osama Bin Laden claimed responsibility, an infidel rejected by Saddam and his home country of Saudi Arabia. This angry rebel masterminded probably the greatest terrorist attack in history with the aid of money produced by the petroleum industry. Oil and drug money have been the monetary support of Extreme Islam since its inception. Does it not stand to reason that reliance upon these two things empowers the Extremists? The price of oil was a major factor in the fall of the Cold War, because oil produces great revenue. With recent price gouging by oil companies in America it seems petroleum, black gold, and Texas tea seem inherently evil, or at least how it is managed. It has lead to an artificial American dependence on the automobile, a fight that has persevered through American history. Wouldn’t it be nice to see president elect Barack Obama ride to his inauguration in a hybrid vehicle?