On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 11:40:20AM -0600, Patrick wrote:
As expected, animal and environmental activists are now being called terrorists.
Not new; some have been labeled terrorists for a long time, with good reason.
Good reason? EarthFirsters are called terrorists when they treesit or blockade roads. How about releasing furfarm mink, do you consider that terrorism as well? AFAIK, neither ELF or ALF has every harmed a human, so calling them terrorists is just statist agitprop.
But don't confuse activists with terrorists. Handing out leaflets is activism. Planting firebombs in restaurants is terrorism.
http://www.activistcash.com has some introductory material on how PETA is connected with ALF, ELF, etc.
Patrick
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