The Monkey Wrench Gang

"Few arguments are more dangerous than the ones that simply 'feel' right, but can't be justified" -SJ Gould

In a phrase, this sums up my objections to "the monkey wrench gang" philosophy. (politics) The book, which is rather well written and an interesting read, I feel inspires entirely the wrong set of ideas about the wrongs of environmentalism as radical culture. The essentail underlying theme, spelled out in certain places, is that if you're "fighting the man" you need not think about the consequences of you actions.

Essentially the book details the adventures of 4 members of the monkey wrench gang, their personal environmentalism avenger group, with requisite anarchic yet gentle and peace loving feelings and a love of nature. Their unlikely meeting ends with them inexplicably trusting one another, at which point they decide to wreak havoc on the evil corporations and governments who are despoiling their lands by... get this, destroying "The Man's" heavy machinery and spilling the oil and gasoline into the groundwater. And burning various toxic substances, causing all sorts of destruction, while driving around in their nice, gas guzzling Buicks and Cadillacs.

All in all, an interesting read to understand the essential moral bankruptcy of the anarcho-environmentalist movement. Their lack of integrity is only rivaled by, (and a reflection of) their lack of thinking about how to realistically cope with a world not of their own design.