Is American society too wrapped up in giant SUVs, McMansions and other trappings of conspicuous consumption (or fantasies about that kind of life) to realize that lots of other Americans are fighting and dying in Iraq and elsewhere?
Some folks are paying attention. Someone started putting Iraq war fatality lists up on light poles at the 99th St. Metra station months ago. Someone else has chosen to vandalize that homemade memorial on a few occasions.
A few weeks ago, there was a large and vocal anti-war demonstration downtown.
Derrick Jackson's op-ed piece in today's Boston Globe raises issues worth considering.
Can our society afford to keep its collective head in the sand, as so many seem to be doing? Or will more people wake up and simplify back their energy-hungry lives? My optimistic side hopes for the latter. My cynical side sees many greedy heads remaining firmly planted up Lexus-craving a$$es, never seeing daylight or the writing on the wall.
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