When activists give activists a bad name

The Earth Liberation Front made headlines recently when they burned down three Seattle-area homes because they believed the homes were being falsely advertised as "green" (i.e., environmentally friendly).

I cannot condone any act of violence, vandalism, or arson. Those actions are simply wrong. And, it is cases like this that make people think of activists in general as a bunch of wild-eyed, unreasonable extremists.

Actions like this do not help the cause.

In my 30 years as an activist, I have learned that words and peaceful action are so much more effective.

But some people apparently never learn.