Friends or Foes?

Bad: Militant Greeners

I’m going to go out on a limb and lump a bunch of groups together here.

I’m talking about people who are environmentally conscious. Whether this means they try to eat “organic” foods, wear “organic” clothes, protest carnivores, or perhaps try to shrink their ecological footprint.

Now, I think these sorts of people are great, and I try my best to do some of the things that they do.

The ones I am referring to, of course, are the ones who force their opinions down your throat and make you feel like a pile of shit. You know the types. The ones who stride around with their heads held high, defending the Earth from all of us who perhaps use one more styrofoam cup than we should. They stop and point at you during their busy day of God-knows-whatever-they-do to tell you that you use too much electricity, or perhaps you should be thinking about the feelings of the animals you are ingesting, or maybe that shirt that’s not made out of 100% biodegradable material is going to destroy our children in the future.

Invariably, it’s those loud morons who buy the latest and greatest in technology, not really paying any mind to the hazardous waste that they accumulate in the long run, that probably do more harm than good. Those same jackasses tend to be the ones who are so label conscious (ever wonder what some of the big-name labels do to help the environment?). These same people – in their younger years – traveled around the world in airplanes and drove cars with horrible emissions.

We know the real reason why you guys want everyone else to save the Earth. You feel pretty guilty, don’t ya?

The funny thing? It’s those who live a quieter “green” life that impress me. They lead by example, rather than run around and spread panic.

Yeah.

Good: Washington DC

I’m going to go out on another limb here and lump the whole city together.

I never expected a seat of such political power to be so cool and awesome. That’s right. I’m so impressed that my skill for administering descriptors has fallen to that of a twelve-year-old.

The “main area” as I like to call it, is clean and beautiful. A well-thought-out and well-maintained living sculpture of buildings and vegetation.

The areas outside of this focal point? Also amazing.

Trendy restaurants, fancy boutiques and interesting homes make this a truly amazing city to visit.

Not to mention that it’s easy to get around on their underground transportation system.

Kudos, DC!