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- From: DRPORTER@SUVM.SYR.EDU (Brad Porter)
- Subject: Re: A new outlook on activism.
- Message-ID: <168C812C7F.DRPORTER@SUVM.SYR.EDU>
- Organization: Syracuse University
- References: <168C41048A.DRPORTER@SUVM.SYR.EDU> <7089@m1.cs.man.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 21:47:24 EST
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- In article <7089@m1.cs.man.ac.uk>
- bane@vtx.ma.man.ac.uk (Michael!) writes:
-
- >
- >|> others is there approach. The environmental awareness that came about during t
- > *****
- I'm highly embarrassed an rightfully so. (their)
-
- >oh dear oh dear. do you think all that Greenpeace, FoE etc do is just big
- >publicity stunts? wake up - they *are* working with (or maybe even lobbying)
- >governments. FoE, for example, are trying to dispel the MYTH that they are all
- >doing standard letterheads and group banners which they encourage the local
- >groups to use (kinda like corporate image).
- >
- >
- >Michael
-
- I'm not refuting the fact that these organizations are working with the
- government - at least that's not how I intended it to be taken. What
- I do believe is that because of the environmental awareness campaigns of
- the 80's, radical activism that appears to be just a publicity stunt
- is no longer successful in achieving reform, but creates bad publicity.
- I'm glad to hear that many organizations such as Greenpeace realize this.
- Working together is the answer, but not just with the government. Let me
- ask this: How many animal rights activists could effectively work together
- with a national hunters' organization?
- -Brad Porter
- (I'm glad to see that my message was seen.)
- DRPORTER@SUVM "Always check your speeling" -BP
-