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The popular conception in the 90s and 00s of environmentalist, animal rights, and other left-wing activists as obnoxious, naive children was deliberately inculcated via popular media by the billionaire class.
This is not a billionaire class conspiracy, this is a project by the full bourgeois state. Literally thousands of green activists have died or disappeared just in the last 10 years and IIRC it was worse in the 00's.
I do not doubt this at all but I am wondering if you have any good sources that go into detail with examples and names?
There is no single source I'm using no, just based off of decades of articles like this.
https://theconversation.com/more-than-1-700-activists-have-been-killed-this-century-defending-the-environment-120352
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/146-environmental-defenders-were-killed-or-disappeared-last-year/
https://time.com/5873137/record-number-killing-environmental-activists-2019/
Also I realise now I may have given the impression I meant thousands have died in the US, but I'm referring to globally while attributing them to the US bourgeois state / international capital.
Thank you. looks like I have some research to do.
I figured you meant that. it ultimately always comes back to the top of the ruling class. been learning some about GLADIO of course but while it doesn't seem as well known, I was also hearing more about how after that period but before the WOT they were wiping out all the ALF/ELF groups and cells in the 90s and what you said fits right in with that.