The environmental crowd knows no compromise

Rex Murphy: The environmental crowd knows no compromise | National Post:
"The environmental protesters who are determined to throttle Alberta’s oil industry are so invested in the narrow, regressive world of their own doom-laden vision of the future, and the fanatic, narcissistic righteousness that is the hallmark of that vision, that they see themselves as having a licence to to do just about anything, no matter how morally reprehensible, in the pursuit of their cause.
Civilized debate, respect for one’s opponents, listening to differing opinions and good manners: these are the practices and mores of every other social and political exchange, and are necessary for reasoned debate to take place in a democratic society.
Yet the anti-pipeline zealots seems to think that these standards don’t apply to them.
...They were only three protesters.
But these three hooligans are a perfect example of the holier-than-thou mentality the pervades the modern environmental movement. 
Storm a meeting, scream slogans, insult the industry, play the victim, taunt the police, harass, intimidate and act like a thug — you may call it protesting if you wish, but bullying and boorishness are far closer to the mark..."