In the 1990s, Greenpeace was co-opted by the very corporations they used to blockade and protest against. Same with Amnesty. Same with Red Cross, and all the rest: as long as they mainly targeted 3rd world nations and East Block, what little trouble they made at home could be tolerated.
With capitalism deciding to ally with China to again be able to use slave labour, the organisations had to be brought under control.
So the old guard of idealists was ousted by bourgeois managerial class handlers, and figureheads selected as public faces.
In the 1990s, Greenpeace was co-opted by the very corporations they used to blockade and protest against. Same with Amnesty. Same with Red Cross, and all the rest: as long as they mainly targeted 3rd world nations and East Block, what little trouble they made at home could be tolerated.
With capitalism deciding to ally with China to again be able to use slave labour, the organisations had to be brought under control.
So the old guard of idealists was ousted by bourgeois managerial class handlers, and figureheads selected as public faces.
Now, it all runs on automatic.
That 'running on auto-pilot' is the scary thing, isn' it? I mean, it's nearly impossible to stop 'the machine' because it's so highly complex by now.
The link to what I presume is the Greenpeace site doesn't work.
Thanks for the message, I've double-checked the links, and the first one--which links to the Climate Seniors' Association's website--is fixed now.
Thanks