http://boortz.com/nuze/200808/08012008.html#green*WHO'S FUELING THE GREEN MOVEMENT?*The answer is ... children. Well, maybe a few of them qualify as young adults.
But the young 20-somethings of America are becoming extremely politically active
and they have chosen their cause: the environment
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Here's an example of what I am talking about. Greenpeace has a summer campaign
called "Change It", which teaches 140 young people how to move lawmakers with
grassroots campaigns. For 140 slots, Greenpeace received over 1,000
applications. The Greenpeace student coordinator Amanda Starbuck says, "To me,
this is the strongest student movement since the 1960s ... The current
generation is very environmental-minded and [has] a real sense of empowerment."
Empowerment? More like they feel they know it all. They are at that age. They'll
grow out of it. Hopefully.
More indoctrination programs are being spearheaded on campuses across this
country. The goal is to find "climate-conscious voters" and make sure that they
push green issues on politicians. Why do they target campuses? Because this is
where you find voting-age people at the height of idealism where rational
thought processes have not yet been fully developed (if at all). What better
place to recruit for fresh, new anti-capitalist "environmentalists" than on a
college campus.
And when it comes to lobbying on Capitol Hill, young activists apparently have
many advantages over older lobbyists because politicians are more willing to
"take a chance on an unknown kid."
And these are the people that are trying to shape the future of this country –
while we're trying to teach them how to think.
Make no mistake, folks. The environmental movement is not about trees, birds and
Polar Bears. It is about destroying capitalism. Pay attention.