"No, you don't get it. The oil industry is a billion-dollar a day business, the people in charge of these companies earn more money a day than most of us will make in a lifetime. They go around ass-raping third world countries whose leaders are cowards in the face of economic imperalism. All the money goes to the oil barons, the people don't benefit from the natural resources in their countries and if they did they'd be just as well off as people here. The bottom line is money, nobody gives a ****, and knowing this driving around in an SUV is equivalent to spitting in the face of people who are forced to live in poverty because of all this. Not to mention the fact that it's burning a hole in the ozone and in a century we'll all be oilless and probably dead," Derek said, his tone intensifying as he went on.
Allor slammed on breaks. "Get the **** out." she said reaching over. "And walk making all those hard working third world countries work in vain, and if you'd prefer I'll sell the SUV and get moeny and walk everywhere although I'll always be late for work, and then I'll get fired, but hey you can pay the bills, and then if that doesn't work, we can always have a baby and live off wellfare."
((they're not in the car... I don't think))
"And we all know most people in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are just filthy rich, with whole rooms full of hundred-dollar bills from all the oil they export! For ****'s sake Al, I never told you to walk anywhere, just that driving a car that gets gallons to the mile instead of the other way around makes the problem that much worse," Derek yelled, making everyone else in the restaurant go dead silent. "Maybe I am crazy and I'll burn in hell for believing what I do, but I'll be ****ed if I don't take a few people with me on the way," he whispered after a pause before standing up and leaving.
((****, that's right. scratch that post.)))
Allor sighed. "You know as well as anyone I really don't give a **** about the government of any country let alone ours. And if you'd prefer I'll sell the SUV and get moeny and walk everywhere although I'll always be late for work, and then I'll get fired, but hey you can pay the bills including my college tuition, and then if that doesn't work, we can always have a baby and live off wellfare." she says sipping from her Pepsi.
"If you don't give a **** about the pigs, why are you paying them to carry out their bullshit? Maybe I don't make a difference, but at least I'm ****ing trying!" Derek yelled, again making the restaurant go silent. ((I assume my response to your post is also irrelevant, then?)) "You can't just not care, you can't just watch the cops beating innocent people and the feds destroying entire countries and sit back doing nothing!"