RLST 4830 Lecture Notes - David Brower, Eco-Terrorism, Dust Bowl
20 Mar 2014
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Throughout encounters with the archdruid, mcphee shows the promise and legacy of david brower but ultimately perhaps shows his martyrdom. This however only serves in many ways to inspire the reader to see that one man, one organization at its best can only delay the imminent industrialization of nature so much. Brower perhaps serves as the ideal model for conservation as he fought his battles through aggressive politics rather than through eco-terrorism or the passive compromising politics of many active conservationist organizations. Brower certainly would agree that corporate power and regressive attitudes add to the catastrophe but he seemed to hold a higher hope for democracy than the earth first movement. Brower"s terms as leader of the sierra club focused more on member growth than capital growth and his aggressive political moves were generally focused on gaining grand public attention.
