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Why I Am Enlarging My Carbon Footprint
The American Thinker ^ | April 22, 2010 | Robin of Berkeley

Posted on 04/22/2010 3:22:11 AM PDT by Scanian

As a psychotherapist, I try my best to calm down my anxious clients. But in this case, I inadvertently triggered a panic attack.

My twenty-something client Emma, a survivor of the Berkeley public schools, had a coughing fit during our session. I helpfully got up to get her some water. When I handed her a cup, she looked at it, incredulous.

Her voice quivering, she asked, "Is this Styrofoam?"

I said yes. She stared at the cup, mesmerized by this forbidden fruit. When she finally found her words, she said, "I've never seen Styrofoam before. We learned in school that it kills baby birds."

Worried that Emma would bolt, I quickly defended the contraband, "Actually, I bought the cups years ago, and still have a few left."

When Emma returned the next week (thankfully), I asked about her reaction. She flooded me with stories about indoctrination by teachers. One of her earliest memories was singing songs on Earth Day, prayerfully, when she was five.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Society
KEYWORDS: earthday; environmentalwackos; extremism; indoctrination

1 posted on 04/22/2010 3:22:11 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian
I've never seen Styrofoam before...

Oh Jesus on ice skates that's messed up!

2 posted on 04/22/2010 3:30:34 AM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
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To: Scanian

Where are their parents while they are going moonbat? They don’t notice? Are they that disconnected?


3 posted on 04/22/2010 3:33:35 AM PDT by riri
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Beam me to Planet Gore !

4 posted on 04/22/2010 3:34:16 AM PDT by steelyourfaith (Warmists as "traffic light" apocalyptics: "Greens too yellow to admit they're really Reds."-Monckton)
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To: Scanian

Not Satire.

Are. You. Kidding. Me??


5 posted on 04/22/2010 3:44:55 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (2012: Repeal it all... All of it!)
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To: Scanian

A rarity: a psychologist who does people good and dispenses common sense.


6 posted on 04/22/2010 4:05:16 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The naked casuistry of the high priests of Warmism would make a Jesuit blush.)
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To: Scanian
At the bottom of the article I noticed:
A frequent AT contributor, Robin is a recovering liberal and a psychotherapist in Berkeley. She'd like to wish her readers a Happy Earth Day/Lenin's Birthday.
I checked and apparently today is both Earth Day and Lenin's birthday. Happy Earth Day/Lenin's Birthday everyone.


"Comrade Lenin Cleanses the Earth of Filth" by Viktor Deni

7 posted on 04/22/2010 4:21:44 AM PDT by retrogo
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To: Scanian
Why I Am Enlarging My Carbon Footprint

God referencing recent volcano eruptions.

8 posted on 04/22/2010 4:38:18 AM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
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To: Scanian

If all those who are worried about their carbon foot print would just OFF themselves, think how much nicer the earth would be... Mother Earth would be soo happy, she might just blow off another volcano in celebration, which of course may wreck havoc on the rest of us, but I digress...


9 posted on 04/22/2010 5:33:03 AM PDT by dps.inspect (uttox)
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To: Scanian

It’s hard to imagine but the left really is getting hysterical.

Bag taxes?

Styrofoam cups are evil?

They’re descending into irrational, emoting angry. Children. All of the left. It’s like Lord of the Flies, on a national scale.


10 posted on 04/22/2010 6:37:49 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (2012: Repeal it all... All of it!)
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To: Scanian

Is it any wonder why this woman is in therapy?


11 posted on 04/22/2010 7:06:51 AM PDT by Only1choice____Freedom (FDR had the New Deal. President 0bama has the Raw Deal.)
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To: Scanian

“I’ve got a Higher Power already, and His name isn’t Barack.” Strange words for a psychotherapist from Berkeley.


12 posted on 04/22/2010 9:59:47 AM PDT by scramjet (I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.)
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