We've all heard the quote: "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." It seems this person interpreted that as "If you don't stand for everything, you'll fall down"...or something. When it comes to charity or 'support' in this context, does the 'quality before quantity' rule apply? Or is it jaded of me to question whether there's a point where people are just committed to commitment, rather than committed to a cause? i'm addicted to Orbit bubblemint, so it's not illogical that someone else can be addicted to the high from having a reputation as a philanthropist.
Then again, there are amazing people out there who give and give and give and truly support what they believe in. Maybe this driver is a breast cancer

Ultimately these magnets just say 'This is a reality and it sucks.' (unless they're the puzzling kind that just say 'CHIHUAHUAS!!!'....actually, chihuahuas ARE an unfortunate reality...) They're meant as some sort of not-so-secret handshake between folks dealing with the same problems, a simple 'me too.' To that end, i can appreciate them, but i maintain there are at least 80 bajillion more classy ways of accomplishing the same purpose.
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I heard the results of a study once that indicates the person most likely to exhibit road rage is the one with the most bumper stickers. Don't know if that includes magnetic cause ribbons or not.
who's to say this person is not a victim of some type of magnet bandit vandalism?
I think the real issue here is that bumper magnets show us that we don't really care about things any more... Bumper magnets are a temporary compassion... unlike their predecessor, the bumper sticker, you can just take your "Support Autism" magnet off whenever supporting Autism isn't cool anymore. Maybe thats in a week, maybe thats next year... maybe its whenever radiohead and pearl jam stop going to the bridgeschool benefit.
I think if someone wants to really support a cause, they'll be brave enough to plaster the back of their car with a good ol fashioned, bitch to get off, bumper sticker... the kind that reminds you someone voted Gore/Liberman in 2000
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