Maybe so, but the Ag Students are going to kick their butts


Instapundit links to Erin O'Connor's post reporting that "in February, Fresno State will be hosting a conference entitled "Revolutionary Environmentalism: A Dialogue Between Activists and Academics." Her link to the AmericanProwler reports:

" A conference brochure laments that "tree spiking and animal rescues have received little public attention." Therefore, "faculty members at California State University-Fresno invite environmental and animal rights activists, and scholars to participate in a conference on the practical, political and spiritual aspects of 'revolutionary environmentalism.'" Roundtable discussions will cover such topics as: "The Ethics of Sabotage" and "Is Environmentalism a Spirituality?"

At times like this I despair. For two reasons. First, it proves once again my basic proposition that the only time Fresno gets national attention is when the news involves a murder or something embarrasing.

Second, have we lost the cultural wars? A pro-eco-terrorism symposium in Fresno? New York? Certainly. Berkeley? Without a doubt. But Fresno is part of "Red State" America. On the other hand, I remember a story that my father related from the time he attended Fresno State during the 60's after retiring from the Navy. During one anti-war demonstration, the protestors decided to occupy various parts of the campus. Things went well until they got to the Industrial Tech and Ag buildings and were met with a ring of IT and Ag students standing in a circle around their buildings with their arms folded and a determined expression that communicated their belief that they were not going to allow a bunch of wussy Liberal Arts students to screw with their stuff.

This could be an interesting symposium, if the Ag students get news of this.