Beyond NIMBY

A NIMBY is an acronym, we all know, for a person who while proclaiming to be in favor of progress and change says quite clearly but:

Not In My Back Yard

A BANANA is a bit more adamant he says:

Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody

The really furious RAGE. This one is courtesy of Doug W. of blessed memory, he was a brilliant environmental lawyer in NY. They are the:

Residents Against Goddamn Everything

These two came from Arnie S.:

NOPE Not On Planet Earth

TEDAO Tear Everything Down At Once

We definitely need someone to build the Acronym-omatic I invented last year as an I-Phone application.

The petroglyph photo is from Burro Canyon Trail near the Ritz Carlton in Marana, AZ


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