Posted on 12/13/2001 8:55:27 AM PST by tarawa
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:04:01 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Activist Inc.
Professional agitators can't claim to be a "grassroots" movement anymore.
It seems every time you read a story about a domestic conflict--whether it's drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, free trade clashes, or tobacco litigation--two adjectives always describe the opponents. On one side are the "grassroots" organizations--disorganized, under-funded, struggling folk willing to live hand-to-mouth in the name of their noble goal. On the other are "powerful" corporate and political interests--fat-cats with loads of money, contacts and discipline, willing to use any tactic to get their way.
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