tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22953916.post5261971646309059099..comments2023-09-03T05:34:47.181-05:00Comments on anthropological fragments: Are Paved Roads "Unnecessary Government Spending"? What is Government in a Democracy?JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03946582287245753651noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22953916.post-30077390995522789992021-09-03T10:58:35.751-05:002021-09-03T10:58:35.751-05:00I'm sorry if you do not understand that the jo...I'm sorry if you do not understand that the joke (I specifically said it was "partly in jest") has political and cultural meaning. It is naive of you to think it is just about automotive engineering; go look at the website that sells the sticker, and you'll see other related political messages.-JB JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946582287245753651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22953916.post-56039323525772756492021-09-03T00:34:48.238-05:002021-09-03T00:34:48.238-05:00I am amused at how you completely and thoroughly m...I am amused at how you completely and thoroughly missed the point of this bumper sticker. You wrote hundreds of words and digressed into historical, political and anthropological analysis of a...joke.<br /><br />The point of the sticker is that a Jeep, the king of four wheel drive vehicles, can drive over nearly any type of terrain, no paved roads required.<br /><br />The point is not about oppressive governments, the point is about automotive engineering.<br /><br />How is the weather up there in that ivory tower?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408078693221283226noreply@blogger.com