http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:47:42 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/07/06/084745.php#comment-84733 Actually in the University of Kentucky library the other day I was browsing the latest government categorizations of domestic terrorist groups and they included many environmental and animal activist groups. Surely you are not so naive as to think that the current government doesn't pose a threat to environmental conditions and that they don't view environmental activists as threats? If anything Wendell, as much as I respect him, shows entirely a much higher level of comtempt for American culture as we know it, only he cloaks it in agrarian romanticism that provides us with something to grasp onto as he spits in our face. I agree though that Terry Tempest Williams has a much higher level of concern and response-ability in her attempts at communicating to the masses. I loaned Red to a young friend--that year she took off for Utah to hike the back country. Thanks for the review--I think I'll look for the book 84733@blogcritics.org Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:47:42 EDT