[gaijin]

An important feature of socialism is the need to compare yourself to others, or to induce others to do so.

This is part of why people become eerily snobby when driving an eco car, even though such cars are not especially expensive —the driver is IN SOME SENSE “BETTER” than others.

This is also why people so affected also pretend to be more sensitive to the needs of some group or entity said to be somehow embattled —minorities, animals, battered women, people battling addictions, colliding football linemen, the homeless, kids carrying heavy bookbags....the list is long.

The important thing is not simply to care, but to care MORE THAN OTHERS, or at the very least to *appear* to care more to others. A key feature is striking poses and making statements.

Remember competitive sports in school..? Okay well this is competitive caring:

Here, you see some who don’t especially like animals eagerly jumping in to castigate suppliers of this dog model, while non-socialists who are crazy about animals feel no special need to pressure removal of the dog model.

[Shadowstrike]

so you contacted everyone who complained about this to find out their standing?

Making assumptions aren’t we?

[M-cubed]

The important thing is not simply to care, but to care MORE THAN OTHERS, or at the very least to *appear* to care more to others. A key feature is striking poses and making statements. <<

That is the greatest definition of a liberal I have ever seen!...........We all know it...... but could never put it to words like that...

[GeronL]

These websites are not the sellers, they allow 3rd parties to advertise through their sites. They have every right not to let this be advertised on their sites.

[Smokin' Joe]

This is part of why people become eerily snobby when driving an eco car, even though such cars are not especially expensive —the driver is IN SOME SENSE “BETTER” than others.

I'm waiting to see how snobby the couple of 'smart car' drivers in the nearest town in North Dakota act when they are teetering on a snowdrift this winter...(there has been a huge influx of people from elsewhere who have yet to spend a winter).

I won't let my granddaughter have her old Geo Metro yet (too much heavy truck traffic--1 vehicle in 3), I can't imagine being in one of those glorified golf carts in the midst of the normal highway chaos here.

[Anima Mundi]

You give a very useful concept and in only two words...competitive caring. Excellent and spot on.

[cripplecreek]

There are far to many real things in the world to care about to waste time with stupid crap.