Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Ecocide is the best word created today

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » General Discussion: Presidency Donate to DU
 
tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-10 11:36 AM
Original message
Ecocide is the best word created today
Anyone who contributes to wikipedia, please post this with the obvious definition and even more obvious example. It is such a beautifully descriptive word, it boggles.

Ecocide.

Ecocide.

Murder of an ecosystem = Ecocide

BP has committed Ecocide.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Township75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-10 11:38 AM
Response to Original message
1. If they dont' get it if with the oil, the can get it with the surfactant.
.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Davis_X_Machina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-10 11:42 AM
Response to Original message
2. The word goes back to 1972, according to OED....
...and was used in 2008 as a book title by Franz Broswimmer.

Good word, yes. New word, no.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-10 11:47 AM
Response to Reply #2
3. Mea Culpa
That said, today is the day for that word to go viral.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-10 10:27 PM
Response to Reply #2
6. ...and 1969, according to wikipedia. :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecocide
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-10 11:52 AM
Response to Original message
4. Here's an even better work: Corporatocide.
Let's start considering it.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-12-10 07:17 PM
Response to Reply #4
5. Oh, I am so with you
I don't believe in killing people but neither do I consider corporations people, no matter what our corrupt Supreme Court says. If they are too big to fail, they must be killed.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed May 01st 2024, 11:19 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » General Discussion: Presidency Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC