Yellow Ribbons on Toronto's Service Vehicles

Torontoist has a great story dealing with the recent debate at City Hall over whether or not city-run vehicles should be permitted to sport those yellow "Support our Troops" ribbons. Frankly, I'm a big proponent of the "no" position, but I couldn't have possibly said it better than Ken Hunt:

At best, the yellow ribbon decals (like all the other ribbon campaigns) are merely a form of advertising. Putting on a ribbon is a way of acting like you're doing something, without actually making the effort to do anything. The yellow ribbon is especially powerful and popular because, like the Nike swoosh, it lets us affiliate ourselves with heroic actions and individuals without ever breaking a sweat.

Torontoist vs. Torontoist: "Support Our Troops", 2007-06-23

Of course, the post is considerably more fleshed out than this particular snippet, but I liked it so much I wanted to post it here.