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Bumper sticker politics

From the trite to the terrific, the funny to the furious, here are some selected slogan quotes and one-liner witticisms.

This selection invariably reflects my own political and philosophic positioning and I almost entitled this post ‘My Bumper Sticker Politics’ to reflect this. Aaaah, Shift Happens.

As my friends will know, bumper stickers are more likely to be found on my filing cabinets than on a car bumper. Striving to Subvert The Dominant (Car) Paradigm, I have never owned a car.

Y’see, My Karma Ran Over My Dogma and I’m Learning, Earning and Yearning to improve the lot of humankind just that little bit.

As Ted Roosevelt has suggested, Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. And …. I don’t know who said Love Your Neighbour Preemptively or “Yeehaw!” is not a foreign policy but they are some other examples of the sayings I’ve come across on stickers, badges (USA=buttons) and shirts that I’ve liked. ;)

when_power_love_hendrix.gif

can-no-more-win-wars-than.jpg

get-involved.jpg

humankind-be-both.jpg

joseph-campbell-quote.jpg

god-wants-spiritual-truths.jpg

give-bush-an-inch.jpg

frodo-bush-has-ring.gif

know-justice-know-peace.jpg

what-the-big-army-calls-the-little-army.jpg

 

add to del.icio.us :: Add to Blinkslist :: add to furl :: Digg it :: add to ma.gnolia :: Stumble It! :: add to simpy :: seed the vine :: :: :: TailRank

become-the-enemy.jpg

best-way-to-predict-future.jpg

break-the-chains.jpg

coexist.gif

commit-random-acts.jpg

constitution-learn-it-or-lose-it.jpg

dont-postpone-joy.jpg

gandhi-be-the-change.jpg

christianity-on-backwards.jpg

democracy-was-ambushed.JPG

diplomacy.jpg

if-you-can-read-this-sticker-you-are-educated-and-too-close.jpg

insanity-enjoyed.jpg

issues-volumes.jpg

peacemonger.jpg

religion-spiritality-diff.jpg

think-outside-the-fox.jpg

enlighten-up.jpg

entropy.jpg

insatiable-is-not-sustainable.jpg

invest-in-america.jpg

live-simply.jpg

mall-wart.jpg

one-solutions.jpg

outrages.jpg

regime-change-starts-at-home.jpg

support-the-troops-impeach-bush.jpg

surrender-to-hate-already-lost.jpg

that-was-zen-this-is-tao.jpg

war-is-terrorism.jpg

war-on-environment.jpg

draft-suv-drivers-first.jpg

war_not-_pro_life.jpg

we-are-creating-enemies.jpg

when-fascism-comes-to-america.jpg

dissent-highest-form.jpg

11 comments on “Bumper sticker politics

  1. sungame
    24 March, 2007

    I do not own a car myself, but my blog seems just like the right place to put the “if you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention” variety. It kinda sums up what my blog is all about. Do you have any idea where I could find a high resolution version of this one?

  2. peoplesgeography
    24 March, 2007

    Hi SunGame,

    Good to hear. I have three suggestions. One is to try the bumper sticker sites which I’ll list below. The second is to use some of the great generators on offer for free (see right hand side blog roll under Generators category) and the third is to consider simply whipping something up yourself — at least you determine the size, colourings and resolution.

    Here are the sites for the first suggestion: good luck and thanks for coming by.

    http://www.bumpertalk.com
    http://www.bumperart.com
    http://www.northernsun.com
    http://www.carryabigsticker.com
    http://www.sharethesatire.com
    http://www.zombiepop.com

  3. Curtis
    24 March, 2007

    If you can read this sticker, thank your Latin teacher! LOL. I’d like to get my hands on that one.

  4. Servant
    24 March, 2007

    You’re so timely. I saw a good one the other day I’ve been dying to tell someone about. Been trying to google an image but no luck so it has to be narrated.

    “Give Me that Good Old Tyme Religon” with an image of a Hopi Indian prayer wheel – a circle surrounding a cross.

  5. Jack
    24 March, 2007

    Hi Ann,

    I did a similar post a while back at:

    http://newssnipet.blogspot.com/2006/04/far-left.html

    :)

    Hope you are well!

    -Jack

  6. Bijan
    24 March, 2007

    Awesome!

  7. homeyra
    24 March, 2007

    I guess I must buy a car :) Thanks for additional links!

  8. peoplesgeography
    25 March, 2007

    LOL Thanks very much Homey Some excellent ones there! Great find

  9. sungame
    26 March, 2007

    These generators sure are nice for lazy people like me. Thank you very much!

  10. peoplesgeography
    26 March, 2007

    My pleasure, SunGame.

    Curt: delayed reaction —- show-off! ;)

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