What interests me is that people never seem to understand what...

What interests me is that people never seem to understand what motivates them to be pro or anti alternative energies.

Here's an example: I hate alternative energies, because if I liked them, then I would be like those greenies with their unwashed hair and dreadlocks and filthy bare feet. SInce I can't say this explicitly, I will allow my ego to formulate an acceptable argument to cover my real feelings.

Another example: I hate anything right wing, because I'm anti-authority. I have an anti-authority stance because my parents neglected me. Since the oil industry is more right-leaning, I hate it. Therfore I like solar. Since I cannot say this explicitly, I will allow my ego to formulate a socially acceptable argument that has nothing to do with my real reasoning.