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Stonehenge covered in powder paint by Just Stop Oil protesters - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

No one should have to explain why throwing soup on a painting is a dumb way to protest - yes, even if the painting has a glass barrier

In the modern history of protest it’s the stupidest possible way.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Keeps us discussing it though

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)

We talk more about their tactics than the message they're trying to spread, so I don't think we're really discussing the things they'd want us to focus upon.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This. I truly believe that humanity will not stop burning fossil fuels until the last drop is gone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I think it needs to get to a point where the public put pressure on companies and inconveniencing them will force them to choose sides. I'm not sure it's the side of common sense though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We only discuss their tactics briefly when they do something dramatic and get on the news.

When people hear about their tactics, ask why they're going so far, and look into environmental issues as a result, I think that can have a much longer lasting impact.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

And that's where we disagree. I don't think anybody is researching anything. The average person does not have the drive or attention span for a Step 2.

Plus, I agree with their core ideology, yet I still think people who do this stuff are assholes, and I'm immediately annoyed on the outset. To expect people who aren't invested in climate change to look past the "asshole" is a pretty big ask.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I’ve seen a lot of great comments in here about climate change, the oil industry, and the mass extinction we have happening right now.