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Environment & Energy

kristopher

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2. This has become a generalized right wing strategy

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #1)

Tue May 1, 2012, 06:28 PM

May 2012

They've been set on either co-opting or discrediting the environmental movement since the early 90s. We see it across a range of issues where they find one thread in common with progressives and exploit that in an attempt to leverage support for something that is anathema to genuine progressive values.

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German far-right extremists tap into green movement... [View all] kristopher Apr 2012 OP

Just 1 correct thing of a dozen RobertEarl Apr 2012 #1

This has become a generalized right wing strategy kristopher May 2012 #2

In a similar vein, the British National Party was the first to recognize Peak Oil in about 2005. nt GliderGuider May 2012 #3

There was a notorious hate crime here in Northern California a few years ago XemaSab May 2012 #4

Shouldn't really be a surprise Dead_Parrot May 2012 #5