

Green is the new red
Book • 2011
Will Potter's "Green is the New Red" examines the government's labeling of environmental and animal rights activists as terrorists.
The book explores how groups engaging in civil disobedience and property destruction were targeted and categorized as domestic threats.
Potter details the strategies used to suppress dissent and the spread of these tactics internationally.
The book highlights the chilling parallels between the treatment of activists and historical instances of political repression.
"Green is the New Red" serves as a crucial analysis of the intersection of environmental activism, political power, and the suppression of dissenting voices.
The book explores how groups engaging in civil disobedience and property destruction were targeted and categorized as domestic threats.
Potter details the strategies used to suppress dissent and the spread of these tactics internationally.
The book highlights the chilling parallels between the treatment of activists and historical instances of political repression.
"Green is the New Red" serves as a crucial analysis of the intersection of environmental activism, political power, and the suppression of dissenting voices.
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