If anything, it is probably the triumph of the lack of means that there has not been violent outbursts of eco-terrorism already.

Recall that there is relatively recent precedent following the student unrest of the late 1960s. Violent urban terrorist groups such as the Red Brigades, Baader-Meinhof and Weathermen were spawned as the trenchant student revolutionaries sought the overthrow of a system they opposed.

And whilst it was the lightning rod issue for the Permanently Outraged of the day, what they were fighting was simply a system of social and political organisation they didn’t like.

Now, the current generation of Permanently Outraged and New Class are being told repeatedly that we have “…only months/weeks/days to save the Planet !”

The Cause Celebre is the whole planet for goodness sake !

In Australia we have already seen threats against power company executives levelled by some obscure group called Earth Liberation Front. No definite action – as yet.

And that is probably because no one has as yet placed the means to launch terrorism into their hands – guns, bombs or, a step back, the money and contacts to acquire weapons.

Probably there are as yet no State level or powerful individual actors with a rationale to arm the latent eco-terrorists, as there was doubtless State-level support for Leftist activists in the Cold War.

Put it is possibly only a matter of time before some well-off True Believer ( and we have plenty of millionaire greenies here ) decides that the political process is not delivering the results and it is time to gear up the agents of violent process.

So while the likes of Romm, Suzuki, Monbiot and Hamilton may envisage themselves as presiding at Climate Nuremburg Trials – their actual effect at the moment is probably more like that of revolutionary theorists like Che Guevara – pouring fuel on the fires of the extremists.

The fuse is lit -it is most likely only a matter of time.

http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/11/05/more-on-lindsey-grahams-left-leaning-bedfellows/

Here is the exchange:

From: “Robert Bradley”
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:54 -0600
To:
Subject: For Adam Fogle

Dear Mr. Fogle:

Please review my history and consider writing a follow-up piece to your “WHO’S BEHIND ATTACKS ON LINDSEY GRAHAM?”

See this: http://www.politicalcapitalism.org/enron/ and the other links I just provided (comment #37?).

Also, AEA is not the group from the 1990s–that name went dormant and we picked it up with a wholly new C4. IER/AEA is a principled free-market, pro-consumer organization fighting against political energy and political capitalism. Enron is Exhibit A against cap-and-trade, something I invite you to explore.

I hope you have the integrity to share the full story with your readers.

- Rob Bradley

From: Adam Fogle [mailto:editor@palmettoscoop.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:10 AM
To: Robert Bradley
Subject: Re: For Adam Fogle

Ha! That’s hilarious.

Y’all have zero ground whatsoever to demand integrity from anyone. You blatently lie and distort Senator Graham’s position for your own profit. It’s pathetic and unfortunate.

Thankfully most people know you’re little more than a shill for big oil.

Have a nice day.
- A.F.

So you are a Joe Romm, are you.

I write to you in good faith and this is what I get in response?
- Rob

I only speak the truth.
- A.F.

What is your phone number? Can I speak to you?
- RB

Sorry man. I have no time for idealogues.
- A.F.

A widely read “Left” blog by the Breakthrough Institute has censored Joe Romm for bullying, McCarthyite behavior in the climate change debate.

Climate McCarthyism, Part I: Joe Romm’s Intimidation Campaign: http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2009/11/climate_mccarthyism_part_i_joe.shtml.

At MasterResource today, Ken Green of the American Enterprise Institute weighs in on Romm in his post: “The Climate Torquemada: Joe Romm Leads the Climate Inquisition”.

Joe Romm has repeatedly called me a “sociopath” in private emails and has purposefully/repeatedly deceived his readers about me personally, even going so far as to quote from a private email where he leaves off a sentence to change my meaning completely. Such is not just error–it is the work of an emotionally unstable person viciously defending a shaky intellectual position of rabid climate alarmism. As reality works against him, he becomes more and more shrill.

Here is the good news: such inexcusable behavior is being exposed as unacceptable on both the Left and the Right. Many on the Left feel that Romm had become a liability. As one person commented:
(http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2009/11/climate_mccarthyism_part_i_joe.shtml):

“Note to Center for American Progress: As a long-time follower and supporter of your organization, please listen to me when I say that Joe Romm is becoming a serious liability that is increasingly damaging CAP’s reputation. I respect much of your work and believe in CAP’s potential, but Romm’s behavior is inexcusable and should not be tolerated by any organization claiming to represent and promote the progressive movement. I’ve repeatedly expressed this to Romm in my comments at Climate Progress only to be censored or personally insulted.

If CAP’s leadership is interested in preserving its long-term reputation, it must establish higher standards for Climate Progress and seek to restrain Romm’s behavior. I understand the difficulty of swallowing your pride, and I understand Romm’s aggressive nature. But please — for the sake of your long-term goals, for the sake of progressive values, and for the sake of basic human decency — please stop this madness.”

(Posted by: William J.B. at November 4, 2009 11:50 PM)

A widely read “Left” blog by the Breakthrough Institute has censored Joe Romm for bullying, McCarthyite behavior in the climate change debate.

Climate McCarthyism, Part I: Joe Romm’s Intimidation Campaign: http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2009/11/climate_mccarthyism_part_i_joe.shtml.

At MasterResource today, Ken Green of the American Enterprise Institute weighs in on Romm in his post: “The Climate Torquemada: Joe Romm Leads the Climate Inquisition: http://www.masterresource.org/2009/11/the-climate-torquemada-joe-romm-leads-the-climate-inquisition/.

Joe Romm has repeatedly called me a “sociopath” in private emails and has purposefully/repeatedly deceived his readers about me personally, even going so far as to quote from a private email where he leaves off a sentence to change my meaning completely. Such is not just error–it is the work of an emotionally unstable person viciously defending a shaky intellectual position of rabid climate alarmism. As reality works against him, he becomes more and more shrill.

Here is the good news: such inexcusable behavior is being exposed as unacceptable on both the Left and the Right. Many on the Left feel that Romm had become a liability. As one person commented (http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/2009/11/climate_mccarthyism_part_i_joe.shtml):

“Note to Center for American Progress: As a long-time follower and supporter of your organization, please listen to me when I say that Joe Romm is becoming a serious liability that is increasingly damaging CAP’s reputation. I respect much of your work and believe in CAP’s potential, but Romm’s behavior is inexcusable and should not be tolerated by any organization claiming to represent and promote the progressive movement. I’ve repeatedly expressed this to Romm in my comments at Climate Progress only to be censored or personally insulted.

If CAP’s leadership is interested in preserving its long-term reputation, it must establish higher standards for Climate Progress and seek to restrain Romm’s behavior. I understand the difficulty of swallowing your pride, and I understand Romm’s aggressive nature. But please — for the sake of your long-term goals, for the sake of progressive values, and for the sake of basic human decency — please stop this madness.”
(Posted by: William J.B. at November 4, 2009 11:50 PM)