Posted in Opposition, Terrorism Rhetoric on Feb 24th, 2008
“Whoever defines the issue controls the debate.” — Timothy Cummings, a clinical professor and poultry veterinarian at Mississippi State University.
That quote is from an article in Farmed Animal Watch on combating animal and environmental advocates. Cummings advises farmers to use terms like “exsanguinated” rather than “bled to death,” and “knifer operator” instead of “killer.” [...]
Posted in Terrorism Rhetoric on Feb 23rd, 2008
If you needed any other indication that this “eco-terrorist” rhetoric has gone way, way too far (as if labeling a children’s movie “soft-core eco-terrorism” wasn’t bad enough) check this out. It’s the first “webisode” (I put that in quotes because it seems kind of silly to create new Internet names for everything, but anyway) of [...]
Posted in Operation Backfire, Terrorism Rhetoric on Jan 24th, 2008
The FBI says “The No. 1 domestic terrorism threat is the eco-terrorism, animal-rights movement.” And when the Feds rounded up environmental advocates as part of “Operation Backfire,” Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez said, “In all, their trail of destruction across the Pacific Northwest and beyond resulted in millions of dollars of property damage. Today’s indictment is [...]
Posted in Federal, Legislation, Opposition, Terrorism Rhetoric on Jan 23rd, 2008
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, some people have gone to great lengths to prove their devotion to the legendary civil rights leader. Presidential candidates have been arguing about who best represents King’s legacy(personally and politically). Some organizations want to be associated with MLK so badly that they’re organizing MLK parades [...]
Posted in Opposition, Terrorism Rhetoric on Jan 18th, 2008
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Two anti-whaling activists that have been held hostage by Japanese whalers were released today, after the Australian government intervened.
The activists, members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, had boarded the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No.2 on Tuesday to deliver a letter. According to Environment [...]
Posted in Terrorism Rhetoric on Jan 4th, 2008
Gather round, boys and girls, for a new feature on GreenIsTheNewRed.com called “Fear-Mongering Friday”!
Of course, everything on this website is related to how fear of “terrorism” is being exploited to push a political agenda (namely, to single out environmental and animal advocates). For these Friday features, though, I want to start your weekend off right [...]
Posted in Terrorism Rhetoric on Nov 30th, 2007
Tom Toles has a great cartoon in today’s Washington Post, with a newspaper article that says: “Barack Obama doesn’t hide his enjoyment of peas and beans, fueling Internet rumors that he’s a jihadist vegetarian who will take the oath of office with his hand on a slab of damp tofu.”
Editor and Publisher explains that Toles [...]
Posted in Terrorism Rhetoric on Nov 29th, 2007
You know, when I started GreenIsTheNewRed.com I was actually concerned about the site being too much of a “specialty” publication. All “eco-terrorism” and civil liberties, all the time. Fine by me, but niche markets can reach an extreme (not that I have anything against magazines like Coin Collector, Air Traffic Management or Crochet World, mind [...]
Posted in Terrorism Rhetoric on Nov 17th, 2007
Looks like Lubbock, TX has made its mark on a map of “global incidents of terrorism.” While some cities may have gotten a spot on the map for, say, flying planes into buildings or murdering people, Texans have more of a backwoods flair.
From the Global Incident Map, this is listed under “General Terrorism News” and [...]
Posted in Terrorism Rhetoric on Oct 18th, 2007
More on the property destruction hypocrisy.
Apparently breaking stuff is funny and “truly American” as long as it isn’t part of, well, a (current) social movement.
From the Washington Post:
Sometimes truly American virtues arise in outlaws who — by dint of heroic but questionable endeavors — display the mettle of the national character.
For instance: [...]
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