Antonym of Treehugger? 2

[bekibutton]

Hi,

Does anyone have any thoughts on what the antonym of 'treehugger', 'ecowarrior', 'environmentalist' and similar words might be?

I would say it's probably 'normal' (being a crazy treehugger type myself), but I'm looking for something that really describes that extra-polluting, planet-destroying, non-recycling person who just doesn't care how big their carbon footprint is. ;-)

Any help much appreciated!

Becki

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I was gonna take over the world but got distracted by something shiny

 

[LeeMcCauslin]

Republican?

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[EdwardMartinIII]

Ha-ha, nice! Too bad "conservatives" aren't really "conserving."

To the question, it's going to depend on your viewpoint and the image you want to convey.

You can be a total wank and call such folks anti-something, such as anti-earth or anti-nature, and so forth. That kind of dingleberry rhetoric is popular in all the "wedge" (Latin for "meaningless, in the big picture, but very distracting") issues. For example, the abortion issues have "pro life" on one side and "choice" on the other. The antonyms depend on your point of view. From the "pro-life" side, obviously those other idjits must be ANTIlife, and the choicy people tend to think of their nemesis as, basically against choice.

A lot of it, too, will depend on your audience. Among the four of you tied up there in the canopy, those people down below might be Hick Chainsaw Morons, but when you're in a room full of Hick Chainsaw Morons and talking with them, you might call them Forestry Professionals. Spend a week with a family, and you might call them something else. Or (shrug) you might still call them Hick Chainsaw Monkeys.

I mentioned the rhetoric part earlier, right? the reason I mentioned that is to underscore that your examples are examples of exactly that -- a particular rhetoric that supports a point of view. For example, "treehugger" has been chosen (or naturally selected, if you live in a part of the country without warning stickers in biology books) because there is no reasonable/respectful/decent antonym. What would that be -- "treehater"? that's just crazy.

You can also go the funny route and label them an "Indiscriminate Consumer," or "Devourer Of Worlds," or "Typical American," for example.

Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[rjoubert]

DEPLETIST. An individual or group showing apparent, negligent, or reckless disregard for the environmental consequences of their actions. (Source:

http://squeezeblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/are-you-a-depletist/)

 

[KornGeek]

Republican?

While I admit that (as a Liberal) I chuckled a bit, the bottom line is that such comments tend to be counter-productive to quality discussion. Let's not put people on the defensive.

From the "pro-life" side, obviously those other idjits must be ANTIlife, and the choicy people tend to think of their nemesis as, basically against choice.

Listening to a radio show with my officemate recently, we heard a discussion about Pro-Life people somewhere. I flatly stated "I'm Anti-Life. I support post-term abortions." Fortunately, he is intelligent and warped enough to not only understand what I was saying, but to laugh at it as well.

 

[LeeMcCauslin]

While I admit that (as a Liberal) I chuckled a bit, the bottom line is that such comments tend to be counter-productive to quality discussion. Let's not put people on the defensive.

It's a fair cop. I just couldn't pass up the easy joke.

I'll be good. ;-)

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"Dyin'? Boy, He can have this little life any time He wants to. Do Ya hear that? Are ya hearin' it? Come on. You're welcome to it, Ol' Timer. Let me know You're up there. Come on. Love me, hate me, kill me, anything. Just let me know it... I'm just standin' in the rain talkin' to myself." Cool Hand Luke

 

[kjv1611]

==>And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Revelation 21:1

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, [HIGHLIGHT]and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.[/HIGHLIGHT]
2 Peter 3:10

Now THAT's some serious global warming! [WINK]

So, you could say, "God" would be in that "crowd" you mention. Specifically the one named by Jesus Christ.. Alpha and Omega, etc.

So, whatever label/name you wanna slap on the non-'treehugger' crowd, then slap it on me.

I'll proudly accept.
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But this one is supposed to be on a word/term, so I'll just leave it at that:
God

[SMILE]

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"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me

 

[rjoubert]

They say you're never supposed to talk about politics or religion in polite conversation (or MAI TT posting, in our case). We've hit on both in just 6 replies to the OP.

 

[LeeMcCauslin]

Well, technically, polite conversation doesn't get the job done. Respectful debate can, but polite conversation is for ladies at tea or when I am in the presence of my Grandma. (You better believe I mind my Ps and my Qs in her presence. ;-) )

But when the issue involves both politics and religion it's kinda hard to keep them out of the discussion. (My far right wing Republican and conservative fundamentalist Baptist mother and step-father don't even believe in global warming at all and suspect that Al Gore's carbon signature is just a trick played by liberals on God fearing Americans.) (God bless 'em) (I have not figured out to what end Al is tricking us but that's what they believe and they aren't moving on it.)

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"Dyin'? Boy, He can have this little life any time He wants to. Do Ya hear that? Are ya hearin' it? Come on. You're welcome to it, Ol' Timer. Let me know You're up there. Come on. Love me, hate me, kill me, anything. Just let me know it... I'm just standin' in the rain talkin' to myself." Cool Hand Luke

 

[jebenson]

This thread is not going to end well.


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[CajunCenturion]

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