"Yes, ladies and gentlemen we are the special interests. All of us. You may not raise Angora goats (the source of mohair); you may not grow corn (the source of ethanol). But you are part of some group—probably many of them—that has unique interests: a profession, and ethnic group, a demographic group, a neighborhood, an industry, a part of the country" (187).
In this passage, Wheelan is emphasizing that although most of us aren't directly related to the problem, we are still linked to it because we are part of the country which uses these sources. For example, most of us drive to school everyday (or take the bus). Although we aren't the producers of gas, we still play a role in the consumption of it, therefore we are still a part of the problem.
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