None of this is anything new, for those of you who have been following this "Green Scare." Animal rights and environmental activists have been labeled the "number one domestic terrorism threat," according to the FBI. Because of this, they have been frequent corporate and political scapegoats.
For instance, in 2004, when luxury homes in Maryland burned down, everyone shouted "eco-terrorism," and then OOPS it turned out to be a group of guys with personal vendettas or out for kicks. Or there was the Boston pet store owner who burned down his store, with the animals inside, and tried to blame "animal rights extremists" as part of an insurance scheme.
In many ways, Limbaugh's comments are not extreme, they are the norm. Forty years after Earth Day, going green has gone mainstream, but corporations and the politicians who represent them are labeling environmentalists as "eco-terrorists." The problem is not Rush Limbaugh; the problem is misplaced government "terrorism" priorities and scare-mongering that are natural fodder for political opportunists, no matter how untenable their claims.
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