Topic: eco-terrorists
started by: CatKnight
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Originally posted on Slashdot:
shmert writes: "NYTimes has the scoop on some recent eco-terrorist activity. The most titillating being the torching of an SUV dealership. Wonder if this could ever lead to anything productive? Seems like I'd think twice about buying a new SUV if the tires got slashed every week. Although antics like this never really worked in those Carl Hiassen books." Are these sorts of actions justifiable? If one of the companies developing bio-engineered plants/animals messes up, the consequences to the rest of the world could be extreme and it's doubtful the company would be in any position to make restitution. Is it right to destroy property in an effort to prevent this sort of gambling with our quality of life? Is that the most productive way to deal with bio-engineering risks?
the answer is no.
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Originally posted by DuSTman:
For the love of god, will people stop using the quote tag in their sigs?
Seriously--terrorism is terrorism, and the guilty parties should be punished as severely as a common criminal (the worst punishment for a terrorist) can be, under the law.
This message has been edited by Jynx on July 02, 2001 at 02:45 PM
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Originally posted by Jynx:
terrorism is terrorism
Q:When is terrorism not terrorism?
A:When it is electronic terrorism!
Terrorism \Ter"ror*ism\, n. [Cf. F. terrorisme.] The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.
Maybe it's just me, but the thought of someone using a computer to terrorize someone else sounds very outlandish to me.
*edit* I am leaving out.
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This message has been edited by Dysorderia on July 02, 2001 at 06:41 PM
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Originally posted by CatKnight:
the answer is no.
They should have just toiletpapered and katchup/mayonaisse bombed the SUVs during the night...bombing an SUV dealership doesnt do anything. Its like when Im coming home from work, people that cut in front of me always are screwed. They dont realize im behind them for most of the way home and I see where they turn off to goto their house...
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Originally posted by LiNeY:
In your country, they are a radical minority. In this country, they are part of the government. Any questions?
do you live in Ireland? and if so, are you part of the Northern Ireland Rebel Faction Thingy?
you know, throwing motlov coctails in crowds of english people, planting car bombs, and general rioting.
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I may be paranoid, but not an Android.
liney is actually from germany and i think she is talking about greenpeace trying to derail a train carrying nuclear waste in protest or something. kinda dumb logic if you ask me...
[hippiesatire]hey, this armored reinforced train is carrying dangerous nuclear waste which will give all of our rotting corpses cancer in 1500 years! right through our back yard! well 200 miles away. same difference. let's go de-rail it! yeah! that'll make things safe for everyone![/hippiesatire]
Terrorism is terrorism, and bombing is bad, mmmkay... but... I loathe, hate, and despise SUVs... so reading that brought a happy smile to my face
they should have bombed a SUV factory or something. they fucked up, and blew up the wrong target. well actually they were probably just trying to get attention, not do major harm. but poin being...
(Btw, aren't they fighting for freedom, not for ecology?)As CK already said, I am German... in Germany, we do have those eco-activists (and their activism comes pretty close to terrorism) who try to prevent nuclear power by interfering with every transport of "nuclear waste". They don't exactly try to derail those trains, but they chain themselves to the rails, for example. It is pretty stupid because they cannot stop the use of nuclear power that way, but they make the transports way more difficult and dangerous that way. There's always a lot of cops around, and media, and everything, and the whole thing really gets some sort of scandal each time. It is plain madness... but they don't see that with their activism they make nuclear power a lot more dangerous instead of stopping it.
Besides, we have the green (ecologist) party as coalition partner in government. That means that the green party has got a lot of influence on political decisions, and they use it... It is quite a mess. Well, we've had conservative government for 16 years, and in 1998 it appeared to be "time for a change" - people voted differently. Now we've got socialdemocratic/green party government. No comment on that.
We go over, claim some of it. Have families there.
Now some want to stop, some want it to belong to GB.
Like I said, nothing anyone can resolve == fucked.
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quote:[disbelief]Derail. A nuclear train.[/disbelief] [sarcasm]THERE'S A GOOD IDEA![/sarcasm]
Originally posted by CatKnight:
greenpeace trying to derail a train carrying nuclear waste in protest or something.
I suppose you wouldn't mind if I bend over and kiss my ass goodbye then, would you?
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Originally posted by CatKnight:
they should have bombed a SUV factory or something.
wow. that's amazing, dude... cut 'em off at the source! fuck SUVs, damn it!!!
in a just world, the penalty for using a cell phone while driving would be ฤ - unless you happened to be driving an SUV, in which case the penalty would be death. Those motherfuckers try to smash me into the center rail a couple times a week...
This message has been edited by afropik on July 10, 2001 at 09:12 PM