From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Wed May 01 2002 - 18:18:26 MDT
> (Samantha Atkins <samantha@objectent.com>):
> I thing going after organic food as a supposedly "luddite"
> category from end to end is a gross mistake. There are much
> less ambiguous targets. If you pick one for your first campaign
> that is as ambigous as this one you run considerable danger of
> having your fledgling organization seen as a bunch of cranks.
In a way, though, that's kind of the goal. I think we need
an "Earth First" / "ACT UP" / "PETA" kind of extremist presence
to complement the more moderate, reasonable ones like ExI and
WTO. Having such a radical wing actually increases the
credibility of the moderates with the unconverted, and helps
stimulate discussion among the insiders. The credibility of the
radicals isn't that important, only their _visibility_. First
you get the headline, then you get the reporters used to calling
ExI to comment more rationally.
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