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by gdcbyers 5440 days ago
You again, eh?

No, they aren't. Lets review the definition.

"An activist is a rigidly-defined term meaning an entity which acts to further some idea and bring it to public perception."

If you agree that PETA's red paint stunts are counter-productive, how can you then turn around and argue that the same red paint stunt is furthering (is productive) to the cause?