# Torching SUVs? What the...?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torching-suvs-what-the/146741>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 5, 2003, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torching-suvs-what-the/146741 "2003-01-05T06:41:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torching-suvs-what-the/146741/41 "2003-01-07T00:03:56Z")

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> The continuing degradation of the ecosystem will not stop until the capitalist order is smashed and a more humane, sustainable system put in its place. Any environmental movement that does not work toward this goal is simply delaying the inevitable.

Four legs good, two legs bad.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![BURNER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@BURNER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BURNER)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torching-suvs-what-the/146741/42 "2003-01-07T00:05:55Z")

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The ELF is a colection of loonies. They try to demonize SUVs but they neglected to notice that your average 6 cylinder SUV burns less fuel than your average 8 cylinder Caddilac. Back when I had an '82 Buick Riviera I got 2 hours to the tank on road trips. When I had a '96 Blazer I got 5 hours to the tank on road trips. They were both about the same size and weight, but the diffrence was I only had to stop for gas once on a trip from NY to VA as opposed to stopping 5 times with the older car. At least if these crack pots are going to torch cars they should torch the more enviromentaly damageing ones.

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torching-suvs-what-the/146741/43 "2003-01-07T00:12:13Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Shodan \*  
> \*\*Four legs good, two legs bad.  
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Four legs good, two legs BETTER!

😃

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**Author:** ![EasyPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@EasyPhil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EasyPhil)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torching-suvs-what-the/146741/44 "2003-01-07T00:31:34Z")

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Now, if they had stolen all of the SUV’s off the lot and stuffed with garbage or toxic waste from a harmful waste site, that may have been a worthwhile thing. But set the vehicles a blaze, releasing all types of chemicals into the atmosphere, possibly inflamming the lungs of people, animals or even ants in the area? Nah, that aint cool.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torching-suvs-what-the/146741/45 "2003-01-07T00:57:05Z")

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What happened to the good ol’ days when whacked-out left-wing protests would at least get us an occasional flash of female nudity?

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torching-suvs-what-the/146741/46 "2003-01-07T01:18:42Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Lissa \*  
> \*\*I would hesitate to label them “terrorists.” A true terrorist inspires, well, \* terror \* in a large population of people. The E.L.F might have caused monetary damages, but, as yet, have not caused physical harm to people. \*\*

[I beg to differ.](http://web.outsideonline.com/magazine/200010/200010clausen4.html)

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> _Originally posted by Rico \*  
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> Four legs good, two legs BETTER!_\*

That comes later - after the revolution.

Regards,  
Snowdrop

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