And the bigots played right into their hands. If the kids had their club, it would probably not even make the newspaper. By fighting it, you've just given the kids--and the radical activists--a whole lot of publicity.
By fighting it-- you've just given the kids an example of how democracy works, today, and how important the media is to the rapid dissemination of useful information. And you've let the rest of the interested readers know, so they can prepare for an issue that will most certainly land smack, dab, in their own backyards, unless they get out there and start plowing the silent majority to save the environment. The radical activists will always be there, knawing at the bones of freedom-- keeping FReepers on their toes. The price of FReedom is eternal vigilance.