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By: April, 2008 Archive « Right Minded Online

April, 2008 Archive « Right Minded Online — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:44:13 +0000

[...] about “just plain nuts” There is actually something called “eco-anxiety” for those who take the global warming hoax a little too seriously. Posted by Mark A. [...]

By: Straight_Talk_Luigi

Straight_Talk_Luigi — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:04:37 +0000

There is no shortage of concerned citizens eager to remind you that WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE BECAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING.

That’s too lenient, because we’re not going to die. Concern? How about paranoia.

Oh, and by they way, I went to college for environmental science.

By: Danceswithdachshunds

Danceswithdachshunds — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:25:20 +0000

I couldn’t make it all the way through the NG quiz – I started getting ill from frustration because, for most of the questions, they don’t include a ‘NONE OF THE ABOVE’ selection. It was like taking an exam where all the questions were like this: Two plus two equals, (A) 1, (B) 6.5, (C) 3

I’d like the idiot who wrote that quiz to take THIS QUIZ and then try to argue about the correct answers. (And after reading question #7, explain to me what’s so ‘green’ about limiting what plants thrive on?)

By: Must Be Friday Because the Moonbats Are Out « Obi’s Sister

Must Be Friday Because the Moonbats Are Out « Obi’s Sister — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:00:44 +0000

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By: bironetworks

bironetworks — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:56:15 +0000

instantly the word ‘douchebag’ comes to mind when i read about these people.

instantly.

By: Moonbattery

Moonbattery — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:30:10 +0000

Eco-Lunacy Drives Moonbats Insane…

Hard as it may be to believe, many liberals take their own eco-blather seriously. Given that they are hardly paragons of mental stability to begin with, their constant obsessing on consumer guilt and planetary doom are driving moonbats right over……

By: expat

expat — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:49:55 +0000

Hex,

Went to take the quiz an noticed that many of the questions were from the Guardian or one of the British papers. Now there is a good source to get ammunition from. If you get a chance to read what the folks here in Europe think about the problem it is no wonder that they have anxiety. Erin You have the right idea!

By: Erin_Coda

Erin_Coda — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:09:34 +0000

Funny you should mention the link between eco-anxiety and religion– a few years ago, our church (which is named after a Celtic saint) decided to take a weekend retreat to the mountains. The theme of the retreat was “God in nature”. The outcome of the retreat was a 2-hr discussion where people talked about composting and biking to work and spending time with the family. So much for majesty. Or that “still small voice”, either.

That being said, my favorite cure for eco-anxiety is a big glass of sangria and a good disaster movie. I rather like Supervolcano. Or maybe The Core.

By: Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:09:05 +0000

Follow-up, part deux:

For the record, I answered all A’s, and I thought even those were hopelessly wussy answers.

Mostly A’s: You could do with a dose of eco anxiety! Take another look at An Inconvenient Truth–without fixating on Al Gore’s hair this time–and learn why your three summer homes, bio-fueled jet and flat-screen TV may not have been the best purchases for the planet.

So basically, I’m being scolded by the quiz makers for thinking for myself. No wonder I don’t watch NatGeo.

By: Yashmak

Yashmak — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:07:46 +0000

“if each Californian would just change five of their light bulbs to CFL’s, it would be like taking 400,000 cars off the road” – CO2producer

If California wanted to take 400,000 cars off the road, it should start arresting people who drive without insurance and impounding their cars, rather than just fining them.

By: Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:05:30 +0000

Follow-up to my #98 post:

I also like how they presumed in the first question that I watched Algore’s propaganda film. Why can’t I just answer (to borrow from Eminem): “I just don’t give a xxxx!”

By: Hexadecimal

Hexadecimal — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:02:17 +0000

On April 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm, onlybeef42 said: Test your own eco-anxiety http://www.thegreenguide.com/quizzes/eco_anxiety

Quote from midway thru the quiz:

We’re all a little horror-stricken by the environmental problems we’re facing these days...

I love how this quiz presumes everyone's "horror-stricken" by environment "problems."

By: They need some kind of therapy, sure enough | Cold Fury

They need some kind of therapy, sure enough | Cold Fury — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:05:47 +0000

[...] Malkin: you must be joking. It’s called “eco-therapy” or “eco-psychology.” The time on the couch [...]

By: graysonret

graysonret — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:27:59 +0000

When I was a kid, we didn’t have global warming or cooling. We had a very real threat of nuclear war, especially in the Cuban Missile Crisis. No, we didn’t have counselors everywhere. No, we didn’t have a “Carter” going over to hug Krushchev. People didn’t flock to the doctors for therapy either. We dealt with it, and went on with our lives. What a sad society of people who can’t deal with life. You wonder how their parents raised them.

By: love2rumba

love2rumba — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:43:06 +0000

“Grasshopper, snatch the carbon-credit from my hand…”

-Say the above while your head is shaved, and when you are wearing a really snazzy toga before your liberal eco-nut mental health clients just as you’ve “healed” them of their Eco-Impurities… I know its melodramatic but oh hey can’t we have some fun with this??