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The FBI spokesperson seems to have a very narrow view of the system. The incumbency rate for congress people is well into the 90 percentile, additionally with the two party system - there is simply not that much difference between the environmental policies of either party. For example, no one is really considering stopping old-growth logging. When alternative ideas cannot enter the mainstream there is a long history of civil disobedience - starting with the boston tea party and continuing with the struggles for civil rights with MLK and a more radical Malcolm X. Finally, it is okay to accept punishment - but the sentence in Tacoma will be 35 years (for allegedly being a lookout)! This is more than if you murder someone in Oregon - these sentences seem to carry out a political motive - protecting corporations and powerful interests. - Which is the point of the direct actions in the first place

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