Good on them, modern day heroes.
I wholeheartedly agree with the end, I am sometimes at odds with the means but it can’t be denied that these activists have some of the biggest balls on the planet and I have nothing but respect for them. The message is clear and consistent, garnering huge publicity for the cause is good. I know some people don’t like it but you try getting a multi trillion pound industry to cease causing irreparable harm and you probably wouldn’t make your local paper.
What should be remembered is that it shouldn’t take this type of activism, but what is left when voices are ignored?
what is left when voices are ignored?
We aren’t allowed to spell it out on social media sites, as moderators will remove such language. But we all know what needs to happen to make oppression stop. The problem just comes down to coordinating the efforts among the people willing to do the dirty work.
Biggest balls? Really? They are actually a large part of why we’re still so dependent on fossil fuels. If they had the balls to accept nuclear is in fact the faaaaar lesser evil, we could’ve ditched fossil fuel for electricity generation completely by now. Instead we have countries ramping up coal usage and building new gas power plants to replace their nuclear plants. And they still see this as a win.
Those nuclear plants will be indispensable once we start having entire fleets of 18-wheelers recharging at night.
Agree with their battle. It’s necessary. Just not with what they’ve pushed the past 30-odd years.
Maybe they’ll have enough time in jail to understand that orange powder doesn’t stop psychopathic billionaires.
Just Stop Oil is just as counterproductive as the German “letzte Generation” its just pulling the issues into a public view with a absolute negative view, driving most people away. Some might say they are sponsored by big oil so they do this, keeping the public against them and not the actual problem…
I personally say both are just there for free Cloud.
Sure, I would have stopped the fire, if only the fire alarm wasn’t that loud and unpleasent.
The fact that i have actually heared similar to that regarding Carbon monoxide alarms should tell you something :/
This is btw a very very different thing, one is acute and visible, the other is abstract and “in the future” human psychology is great at fighting acute things… But not abstract things. And your simplification of this isn’t helpful either.
Man’s sat here on negative votes talking about being simple lol.
Bro i know that lemmy is a pretty radical and disconnect bouble, there is no Karma, i don’t give a fuck about votes in general. I know im right and im going to tell you all that what you do isn’t helping, you won’t get me on your side without actual evidence that this destructive behavior is doing more good than harm regarding the issue.
“you won’t get me on your side without actual evidence that this destructive behavior is doing more good than harm regarding the issue.”
Oh no, sad noises, the vile hater won’t support the only people trying to make a difference. May as well pack up, go home and wait for the world to end.
Shut up mate, you look stupid, you spell like a fool, and you’re honestly an example of everything that’s wrong with this world.
People like you are why anti climate people are on the rise again. Shame on you.
In the 1990s everyone was very polite about it and nothing happened.
Have you considered you aren’t the target of the actions they’re taking?
Have you considered that whatever they are doing is just not helping at all? They target nobody, the people supporting them are already aware, the politicians get more and more defensive and the people that aren’t aware just hate them more and more, not helping at all.
Their cause is constantly in the news every time they do this, I’d say they’re doing a hell of a good job.
They aren’t ‘bringing awareness to climate change’ they’re saying ‘stop dissociating and pay attention to this’ and it’s working.
Have a better idea?
A better idea than torching the public support that was painstakingly earned over decades? I guess every idea is better.
