What interests me here, however, is what a rational investor, who is not a philanthropist, might be trying to accomplish by impact investment, rather than what a deluded or misguided social activist may imagine he is doing.
Any "animal rights activist" who imagines they have the moral high ground by defending these poisonous pests must face the fact that, if nothing is done about them, countless other animals face a painful death – frogs, birds, small mammals and even dogs.
The political culture encourages politicians and activists to imagine that the country's problems would be solved if other people's interests and values magically disappeared.
What a shame if the floodplain of this river overflows again this year because of the misplaced benevolence of Vandersloot and "other environmental activists". Just imagine the damage if we were to have a 100-year storm, which the improvements were planned to contain, in addition to the catastrophic fire damages.
Rather than welcome this much-needed shift in protecting Britain's national security, setting the right tone among activist Muslims, Melanie imagines a grand conspiracy lying behind his actions.
A good activist thinks into the future, imagining life after the goals have been met.
To deduce the consequences among Republican activists, let's imagine a counter-factual from 1972: pit Nixon against Humphrey or Muskie or Jackson, a candidate imposed on the liberal Democratic base much as conservative Republicans feel Romney is being imposed on them.
Three years ago, it would have been hard to imagine activists making such proclamations publicly in El Paso.
His life was given renewed meaning in discovering the cosmic war of Christian activists against the imagined evils of secular politics in the United States.
When Valadez steps in front of the microphone, he enthralls the audience with his honesty: "My name is Roberto Valadez, I am undocumented, and I am a DACA recipient". Three years ago, it would have been hard to imagine activists making such proclamations publicly in El Paso.
