"Eco-Terrorism" WTF?

sennin

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/353498_arson04.html

I don't get the logic behind eco-terrorism.

Holier-than-thou arsonists if you ask me.

failedpersephone

it is a desperate act committed by people who have lost sight of the true goal. and that is a sustained relationship within balance of the earth.

the homes were uninhabited, and the septic runoff was going to be within the area of a much needed and still quite pristine marshlands.

I am not excusing the behavior. I am merely pointing out that when non-violent protests do not garner any "real" support and you are fighting huge money machines, it becomes too heavy a rock to roll uphill.

The act had environmental repercussions too - but they are short term when compared to more Rural Cluster Developments. . .

sennin

failedpersephone wrote:

it is a desperate act committed by people who have lost sight of the true goal. and that is a sustained relationship within balance of the earth.

the homes were uninhabited, and the septic runoff was going to be within the area of a much needed and still quite pristine marshlands.

I am not excusing the behavior. I am merely pointing out that when non-violent protests do not garner any "real" support and you are fighting huge money machines, it becomes too heavy a rock to roll uphill.

The act had environmental repercussions too - but they are short term when compared to more Rural Cluster Developments. . .

I get the point....I just don't see the logic.

So the bigger fight would be against over population? Keep developments to a minimum? Maybe bombing is a better answer.

Don't you think the money machine will just build again? Do you think the Contractors will get scared and find a job at Green Peace? I'm pretty sure the resources the terrorist destroyed will be used again. That's short term?

failedpersephone

sennin wrote:

I get the point....I just don't see the logic.

So the bigger fight would be against over population? Keep developments to a minimum? Maybe bombing is a better answer.

Don't you think the money machine will just build again? Do you think the Contractors will get scared and find a job at Green Peace? I'm pretty sure the resources the terrorist destroyed will be used again. That's short term?

well, not overpopulation so much as distribution of goods...a single family in a monster home is seen as a crime against nature...because the space, energy, and resources used for such a home is unbalanced to the needs of the individuals living within the home.

you are right, of course - the money machine will build the homes again, and will need to use more resources to do it.

my short-term statement was to compare the expended resources to stop the fire vs. the resources used in the continual habitation of the homes torched.

logically - it garnered attention...logically, it does very little else...it may depress the home value in the area for a little while...but overall, the only thing that was truly accomplished - was it marginalized (once again) the environmental movement...

besides, such acts are immensely hypocritical. . . I do not condone these acts, but I can try to shed a little light on the level of desperation and the pit of your stomach ache that you get when you KNOW that all your canvasing and marching and protesting, and your purchase power all amount to very little when the money machine already has it's sights set on their bottom line.

so, I guess I can say that frustration can lead to terrorist acts...