What's in a word? Life and death in this case. So nothing to worry about.

[Joseph Tracy]

I have one final paragraph that I hope will be my last on this topic. It again resorts to that old trick of presenting an actual example of common usage, then asking a few questions.

One common use of the word terrorism by the US government which has taken on quasi-legal status is eco-terrorism. This is a particularly orwellian and  clearly political use of language. Who and what are the great threats to the ecosystem?  Why are species disappearing, why is the ocean getting more acidic, where are the oil spills, groundwater pollution and nuclear waste contamination originating. Is this the result of those designated eco-terrorists, or is it mining companies, oil drillers, industrial clearcutting, addiction to fossil fuels supported by massive bribery that is devastating the planet? Did eco-terrorists kill Ken Sarawiwa, are they responsible for the hundreds of environmental activists killed every year. How does terror result when people are filmed beating animals, or when they are released  from captivity? This is a good example of what happens when you give a word to the FBI and corrupt politicians. Who are the conservatives who actually want to conserve  an intact ecosystem?  As far as I am concerned this corrupt use of language is as toxic as the frack juice being poured into the deep aquifers of holy mother earth.  



 

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