Expose Food Abuses – Face Terrorism Indictment?

Fear has become an effective tool for silencing American citizens, according to the “spiral of silence theory”. This theory suggests that those who perceive their opinion to be in the minority are unlikely to speak up due to fear of isolation or prosecution. The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) is attempting to exploit this fear by making it an “act of terrorism” to investigate animal cruelty, food safety or environmental violations on corporate-controlled farms. 

The AETA was written by lawyers for the Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force, which is funded by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). This has raised serious concerns amongst activists. Will Potter, writing for Green Is The New Red, has uncovered documents through the Freedom of Information Act that suggest the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force has kept files on activists who expose animal welfare abuses on factory farms, and recommended prosecuting them as terrorists. 

The Center for Constitutional Rights has now filed a lawsuit challenging the AETA as unconstitutional due to its vague wording and its chilling effect on political activism. This is supported by evidence from a 2003 FBI file which details the work of animal rights activists who used undercover investigation to document animal welfare violations. The FBI special agent who authored the report said they “illegally entered buildings owned by [redacted] Farm and videotaped conditions of animals.

(Read Will Potter’s full article here.)

Rosa Parks is remembered as a leading figure in the Black Civil Rights Movement in America, despite having no formal training or background in the intellectual, radical, or religious aspects of the movement. As a seamstress, she simply acted as a private citizen, stating that she was “tired of giving in”. 

Civil disobedience is a concept that has been utilized by many influential figures, such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., who argued that it is the duty of citizens to resist unjust laws. It is important to remember that the mere fact that something is a law does not necessarily make it just. It is often the brave individuals who take action against oppressive laws and situations that are the true guardians of democracy. 

This concept has been seen in recent years in countries such as Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia, where the people’s voices were ignored by their governments until mass protests finally forced them to listen. This is the true definition of democracy, which comes from the Greek words “demos” meaning “people” and “cracy” meaning “rule”.

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