Anti-biotechnology eco-terrorists are drawing inspiration from anarchist thinkers like John Zerzan who believes society should return to the Stone Age. Not only is Zerzan against agribusiness, Zerzan says, “The question now is why we ever developed agriculture.” In response to the eco-terrorism such crazed ideals have spawned, Michigan State University police have assigned a detective to prevent eco-terrorist attacks like the one on New Year’s Eve that caused $900,000 of damage to the University’s biotechnology research lab. (“MSU police strike back at eco-terrorists,” Associated Press, 8/6/00) For further insight into what’s motivating anti-choice activists to destroy property and endanger lives, read this call to action from one youth activist leader.
