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It seems like there is so much ELF and others who share their views could do short of committing acts of violent property destruction. Violence, even when people are not harmed, undermines their message. To say they are justified by frustration is not persuasive when there is no publicity about the actions they have taken through legal and political channels to stop the practices they abhor. If they want to change the world they need to bring the public along with them, not turn the public off. Violence is only justified when it is the last resort, and from what I can see the ELF does not even attempt to make the case that it has exhaused legal and political avenues for change.

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