Ego activist (noun): 1. "activist" more occupied with stroking their tender ego than actually helping the cause, and/or using actions done for a cause to glorify themselves.
"Sarah is such an ego-activist. When I visited her, she spent half the time bragging about how much her solar panel arrays were reducing net carbon emissions and power grid stress."
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I am a "Social Activist" and I would like to spread knowledge, and support charities and our brothers and sisters in arms.
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When a group or organisation is infiltrated by those representing minority interests in such a way that they gain significant influence or control and then use this to push their desired agenda.
Activist capture is usually a deliberate process initiated by outsiders of the group or organisation. Tactics include: *Making demands for representation, often citing a lack thereof
*Calls for allyships
*Forming of a bloc that is used to drown out individual members and amplify their own voices
* Liberal use and accusations of "isms" and "phobias" designed to force compliance through fear
*Threats or intimidation if the above doesn't work
Activist capture is a strategy used when it is highly unlikely that a brand new group representing activist interests will gain anywhere near the power or influence of the existing one.
Activist capture is usually a deliberate process initiated by outsiders of the group or organisation. Tactics include: *Making demands for representation, often citing a lack thereof
*Calls for allyships
*Forming of a bloc that is used to drown out individual members and amplify their own voices
* Liberal use and accusations of "isms" and "phobias" designed to force compliance through fear
*Threats or intimidation if the above doesn't work
Activist capture is a strategy used when it is highly unlikely that a brand new group representing activist interests will gain anywhere near the power or influence of the existing one.
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Duder 1: "Dude you moved in like 2 days ago! He's already asking you about that?"
Duder 2: "Yea dude I see him every day at lunch and the first thing he says is 'When's your house warming?'."
Duder 1: "Damn son! You got yourself a house warming activist right there."
Duder 2: "Yea dude I see him every day at lunch and the first thing he says is 'When's your house warming?'."
Duder 1: "Damn son! You got yourself a house warming activist right there."
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A public official on the State or Federal level that put's his/her personal, philosophical, or religious values over the Constitutional Rights of others by denying the public services based on those specific views.
An Activist Public Official ignores the rule of law determined by the Judaical system in the country and state/province they work in and their oath as public official to deny State/Federal rights given to the citizens the public official is sworn to serve.
A public official on the State or Federal level that put's his/her personal, philosophical, or religious values over the Constitutional Rights of others by denying the public services based on those specific views.
An Activist Public Official ignores the rule of law determined by the Judaical system in the country and state/province they work in and their oath as public official to deny State/Federal rights given to the citizens the public official is sworn to serve.
I didn't expect that county clerk to behave like an Activist Public Official when she tried to deny us state recognition of our same sex marriage Paul said to Bob.
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People visit this site then think they become the TRU MASTAS OF METAL!!!111 because they can read that Pig Destroyer are Grindcore.
People visit this site then think they become the TRU MASTAS OF METAL!!!111 because they can read that Pig Destroyer are Grindcore.
Internet guy 1: Dude Cannibal Corpse are pretty good.
Internet guy 2: lol no i dunt like gore metal.
Internet guy 1: CC is death metal.
Internet guy 2: ermm dont fink so metal-archives said it's death/gore metal so there not death metal idiot!
Internet guy 2: lol no i dunt like gore metal.
Internet guy 1: CC is death metal.
Internet guy 2: ermm dont fink so metal-archives said it's death/gore metal so there not death metal idiot!
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