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Untying the ‘ribbon culture’. A car covered with bumper stickers is a cry for help, an individual upset over feelings of impotence (general, not sexual). Better to channel anger at disempowerment into Congressional letter-writing or grassroots action. Action being the important word here. Not once have I ever been alerted to a critical situation or been driven to give to a charity on the basis of a sticker or ribbon. There are, alas, all too many causes that need urgent help ... I find out about those which are closest to my heart through my own experience.
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Just an aside, there’s a classic VW Bug that drives around Santa Fe, with a battered brown suitcase strapped vertically on top. Painted on the sides, “Emotional Baggage.”
That, I’m sure, elicits some support.
How encouraging to see someone leave it on top of the car and not bring it in the house. 
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I have a friend who bought a bunch of magnetic “I support the War” car-ribbons, painted them fluorescent orange and hand-lettered “I Support Ribbons” on each one. To date, I have seen them on 6 separate cars around town.