This is worrying; ostensibly because it represents a new terrorist threat thus: "Police have warned of the growing threat of eco-terrorism after revealing they are investigating a group which has supporters who believe that reducing the Earth's population by four-fifths will help to protect the planet."
However, I'm not so sure that this isn't an attempt to demonise people like those who get involved in climate camps and similar protests (and I could be one of them).
"Among the network of groups under the Earth First! umbrella are various climate camps. Last August police found a stash of knives and weapons beside one such camp in Kent. Protesters, however, said they had nothing to do with the weapons and accused police of launching a 'smear campaign'."
Now I'm not saying that there cannot be extremists in this way in the environmental movements. However, I think we should recognise that just as one idiot (and I use the word under etymological advisement) attacking an abortion clinic doesn't justify keeping all Christians under suspicion or even surveillance, so here.
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Back at the turn of the century a Canadian group that was ostensibly trying to promote religious tolerance began disseminating similar stories about disappointed Fundamentalists launching a terrorist campaign when the second coming of Christ did not occur at the run of the millennium.
So much for "tolerance" -- they were actually trying to stir up the fear that leads to religious bhaterd.
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