Greens are “#1 Domestic Terrorism Threat”… After Michael Moore

by Will Potter on April 13, 2007

in Terrorism Scare Mongering

Remember that publicity stunt, I mean, important work of American literature, that was released a few years back “100 People Who Are Screwing Up America”? I was flipping through it today, and guess who comes in at number 23?

23. The Unknown American Terrorist
Members of the Earth Liberation Front have torched luxury homes, SUVs, and a ski resort, costing Americans millions of dollars in damages. Their goal is to protect the environment through destroying property. Their activities are similar to that of terrorists, as they operate like a loose-network of cells.

The “eco-terrorists” are sandwiched between #22, Michael Newdow (he brought a lawsuit on behalf of his daughter challenging “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance) and #24, Lee Bollinger (as president of the University of Michigan, he defended affirmative action), affirming “The Green Scare” is more about a culture war than national security. (While ELF property destruction targets the almighty dollar, targeting the almighty Himself is still the greater cultural threat, it seems).

Let’s recap, to see if we can get this all straight:

No Child Left Behind might have left me behind, but the numbers just don’t add up.

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