Feb 8th, 2010
by The Sticker.
U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop, of the 2nd congressional district in Georgia, is registered as a Democrat, but a lot of the time he votes more like a Republican. That’s because Congressman Bishop is a Blue Dog Democrat, a member of a right wing coalition that’s dedicated to fighting against progressive legislation on behalf of corporate interests.
Sanford Bishop consistently votes against the progressive values of his constituents, and in favor of the interests of corporate polluters. The Democrats of Georgia’s 2nd district deserve better – and it’s to them that this bumper sticker is designed to speak. Sanford Bishop? I want a real Democrat! – not a blue dog.
Posted in: politicians.
Tagged: blue dogs · congress · democrat · georgia · right wing · sanford bishop
Jan 31st, 2010
by The Sticker.
There’s a mind-blowing message on this sticker from a collection of sexual liberty bumper stickers: You can’t be Catholic and ProChoice – unless you think for yourself.
Think for yourself? Aren’t Catholics just supposed to follow the teachings of their church?
Well, the priests of the Catholic Church like to say a whole lot of things about how things have to be – but then they go about breaking their own rules. The truth about Catholicism is that it’s not a purely top-down religious tradition. The Catholic laity makes decisions about Catholicism just as much as the priests, and what Catholics actually do is often very different from what Catholic priests say they do.
So, yes, many Catholics like to think for themselves, not just take orders. Guess what? Most Catholics are pro-choice, because they don’t check their brains as they enter the pews.
Posted in: culture.
Tagged: abortion · catholic · catholicism · pro choice · sexuality
Jan 30th, 2010
by The Sticker.
This bumper sticker has been on the market for at least a year now, but it became especially appropriate today, with the announcement by Steve Buyer that he will be retiring at the beginning of next year, rather than attempt to run for re-election this year.
Bye Bye Buyer, it reads, “Indiana can do better”.
Indiana certainly can do better. In the current session of Congress, Congressman Buyer earned a negative 49 legislative score from That’s My Congress. There is now hope that the 4th congressional district of Indiana can elect a more forward-looking Representative.
Posted in: politicians.
Tagged: congress · indiana · republican · retirement · steve buyer
Jan 24th, 2010
by The Sticker.
This bumper sticker is designed to counter the Amero-centric view of the world that many citizens of the United States tend to slouch into as their lives progress. Most of us never cross the borders of our nation into another country even once, and even fewer of us go further than a few miles into Canada or Mexico.
Our foreign policy reflects this limited view, designed as if the needs of the United States are the only important thing in the world. Place this bumper sticker on your car to remind your neighbors on the road that the planet Earth is bigger than just the USA
Posted in: culture.
Tagged: american · global · planet. earth · usa
Jan 20th, 2010
by The Sticker.
The days in which North Carolina could be categorized as another notch on the Bible Belt are gone. Backwards pockets still exist, but most residents of North Carolina today have extensive out-of-state connections. They’re an increasingly worldly people, and they reject the limited vision of a Bible-based life.
This bumper sticker is for part of the new North Carolina, in which private beliefs are actually, you know, a matter of private conscience: North Carolina atheists.
While we’re at it, let’s point the way to some organizations for North Carolina atheists and other sorts of nontheist freethinkers:
Western North Carolina Atheists
North Carolina Atheists on AtheistNexus
Triangle Ethical Humanists
Piedmont Freethought Association
Posted in: culture, local.
Tagged: atheist · north carolina · religion · southern
Jan 18th, 2010
by The Sticker.
It would be totally wrong to rip off the success of the movie Avatar by creating a bumper sticker with a slogan like “Blue Skinned Aliens for Peace”. The film’s producers have the right to their own merchandise.
However, this Animists for Peace bumper sticker links in quite well with the message of Avatar without infringing on any sort of copyright. In fact, its existence precedes the movie by at least a couple of years.
If, after leaving that 3D theater, you’re grooving with the idea of a peaceful coexistence with the rest of the world through an interconnected web of being, then perhaps you’re among the many animists for peace.
Posted in: war.
Tagged: animism · animists · avatar · movie · peace
Jan 13th, 2010
by The Sticker.
Some may remember the moment that Gary Coleman declared he’d run for Governor of California as the moment that democracy in the state jumped the shark. How ridiculous, they declared! What a lack of class! These declarations missed the point: in opening up the California gubernatorial process to all comers a few years back, the democratic process came into its fullest flower.
In the current election season, something similar is happening in Maine. With a declaration yesterday that “We can continue using duct tape, Bondo and baling wire to keep our economy limping down the road,” Republican Steve Abbot joined more than 20 other candidates who are running for the office of Governor of Maine. The Portland Press Herald refers to the race as “already crowded,” as if there isn’t enough room in Mainers’ heads to think of all their choices. Won’t an anointed candidate emerge to make the choice simple?
But who says life has to be simple? A “simple” choice between two alternatives often leaves most of the power in the hands of those who decide what the choices will be. Now that’s classy… as in upper-class control. We say let a thousand candidates bloviate, and let the people decide who moves forward.
In the meantime, there’s nothing wrong with a little humor directed at the situation. Share this message with fellow travelers on the roads and byways of the Pine Tree state: You’re running for Governor? Hey, me too!
Posted in: politicians.
Tagged: candidates · election · governor · gubernatorial · Maine
Jan 12th, 2010
by The Sticker.
If you’re a non-religious person living in Georgia (and according to the American Religious Identification Survey, there are more people like you every year), you may be wondering where all the nontheists like yourself are hiding out. It can be difficult to find other non-believers, especially in a place like Georgia.
Here are some places to start:
If you’re in Atlanta, there are 2 freethought organizations for you: The Peachtree Freethinkers and the Atlanta Freethought Society.
Think Atheist also has a Georgia Atheist group online, and it looks like offline meetings are going to soon begin.
You also can attract other atheists in Georgia to you, by placing a Georgia atheist bumper sticker on the back of your car, and waiting to see just who the hook reels in.
Posted in: local.
Tagged: atheist · freethinker · georgia · humanist · religion · secular
Jan 4th, 2010
by The Sticker.
Right wing Christian extremists seem to believe that it’s their business what other people do with their own bodies. Their blue laws still keep people from buying alcohol across huge sections of the United States. They push against the ability of men and women alike to control their own reproductive abilities, at the same time as they try to make consensual sex between adults a crime. Blasting extramarital sex, they the Religious Right then uses church funds to pass legislation forbidding same-sex couples from getting married.
If they want to practice a form of religion that’s out of touch with the present day world, that’s their business. Unfortunately, the right wing Christian activists can never leave it at that. They’ve got to go around telling everyone else what to do.
As far as these religious zealots are concerned, there’s only one right way to do things: Their way, as defined by the rules made by shepherds thousands of years ago. It’s time to tell the Religious Right, loud and clear, Get Your Bible Off My Body!
Posted in: Liberty, culture.
Tagged: bible · blue laws · christianity · marriage · religion · sex
Dec 28th, 2009
by The Sticker.
Are you both an anti-war activist and an environmentalist? Many progressives are. The tshirt design you see here speaks to such Americans, expressing an embrace of nature at the same time as it demonstrates opposition to war.
The shirt features a unique design: The peace sign, not as a solid graphic but as a symbol made up of dolphins swimming free.
The shirt manages to appeal to another progressive value as well: It’s made in the USA in order to avoid association with sweatshops that pollute the environment and abuse workers.
What’s more, every sale of the shirt will benefit both progressive organizations and people working in what some people refer to as “developing countries”. One dollar from every sale is donated to a progressive organization, and another dollar is added to a Kiva fund to provide microloans to people in impoverished communities seeking to establish small enterprises to improve their lives.
This microloan program proves that Americans don’t need to choose between buying goods made in the USA and supporting economic development in less wealthy nations. Sweatshops just don’t provide economic advancement of the quality that microloan investment does.
Posted in: environment, not really bumpers, symbols, war.
Tagged: antiwar · development · dolphins · environmentalism · kiva · microloans · peace · poverty · tshirt
