No, they hate themselves and our nation and want to thrust that self loathing on us.
How dare we be a leader in anything, they killed the Nuclear Industry and Obama killed the Space Program two cutting edge areas, now we got ohgots.
And how dare we train our brightest to run the reactors in the Navy only to get great jobs running these plants with responsibility when they leave the Service. No SEIU dupes in these plants, so they can't have it, but they as they would love to have them ( SEIU ) installing Solar-Electric Panels on your home...
Look at the pictures in the linked article, the vast majority of the VT Yankee protesters are aging hippies. Very few youth as far as I can tell. Hopefully a good sign.