From 2b4d1999085f6baa6a15c2cf231b9b4b3691d992 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Carstairs Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 13:01:11 +0100 Subject: chp1: abbrev and soften tone of comment on ngos attempting to mobilise --- chapter1.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/chapter1.md b/chapter1.md index 67ce224..7690359 100644 --- a/chapter1.md +++ b/chapter1.md @@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ human 'we,' but to the Western middle classes. This makes sense, since the green movement has historically been heavily dominated by large non-governmental organisations such as the RSPB, National Audubon Society, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, and WWF, to name but a few. Typically, such NGOs don't depend on -grassroots mass mobilisation, and indeed, often struggle to mobilise their -members on the rare occasions they try to do so. Their business model is one of +grassroots mass mobilisation, and indeed, struggle to mobilise their +members when they try. Their business model is one of raising funds from mass membership, even in more activist organisations like Greenpeace, which largely function as 'protest businesses' [@rootes-2012, pp. 47-53]. Thus, these NGOs are dominated by the Western middle classes who provide -- cgit v1.2.3