Old, creepy looking, foreigner, nerd, dweeb, pasty.
Most of them are middle-aged, fairly wealthy white men who speak to middle-aged, fairly wealthy white men. The movement could really use help when it comes to attracting the young people. Just look at the previous age poll.
I nominate Jack White of the White Stripes.
Why?
1)The Big Three Killed My Baby
Listen to the song. It's on their first album; really angry.
2) He has a disdain for modern technology, especially cars.
"I just can't stand cars. I think they are the worst money pits and killing machines of all time. Every car I've ever had has broken down, like, every week (points to 2 rings and bracelet). These are hose clamps from a car engine. I wear them as a symbol. I wanted to organize an anti-automotive festival in Detroit, but it never came together. It's such a farce. The companies are so tied in with the oil companies. For God's sake, we have wars over the oil to put gas in our cars".
The Stripes have shunned digital recording of their music. They work out of Toe Rag Studios in London. None of the studio's equipment dates after the 1960's.
3) He is not Ed Begley Jr.
4) HE IS NOT ED BEGLEY JR.
What do you think? Maybe someone should send him a free copy of "End of Suburbia".
). However, a quick perusal of the punk activism scene shows, punks don't want to think about peak oil (trust me I've told plenty). It apparently is easier to blame our problems on Bush.
. Yet never once on any of the many Punker sites that deal with political issues, have I ever heard mention of peak oil. This leads me to believe that:
