NCJ Number
167821
Date Published
1996
Length
3 pages
Annotation
The Unabomber's manifesto and campaign of terrorism reflect views and goals that have been espoused within the radical environmental movement for many years; the anti-industrial ideas of this movement ignore the benefits of technologically advanced societies over primitive cultures.
Abstract
The Unabomber's crusade is, in his own mind, the logical end result of a movement that holds a deep mistrust and contempt for humanity, technology, and what is generally understood to be progress in diverse areas that include agriculture, genetics, medicine, computer technology, and just about everything that contributes to a thriving national and global economy. Disaffected, although dedicated, environmentalists have raised voices of alarm and warning concerning the beliefs that drive the Unabomber. The Unabomber's actions and insanity represent the ultimate goals of the core values shared by those who seek to direct the environmental movement, both nationally and globally. The history of the environmental movement in the United States has been to impose a huge matrix of laws designed, not just to set reasonable standards for the environment, but to impede whole sectors of the economy. Those who have died or been maimed by the Unabomber have been the victims of the growing desperation of hard core environmentalism and ecological fanaticism. These victims are representatives of a new age of technology that is ushering in worldwide democracy that will create a civilization whose benefits will spread throughout the globe.