• Optional
    1614 days ago
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    Despite supporting probably all of their goals; I hate them.

      • Optional
        614 days ago
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        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.

          • Telorand
            1514 days ago
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            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.

            • Jimmybander
              614 days ago
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              This. I truly believe that humanity will not stop burning fossil fuels until the last drop is gone.

              • sabreW4K3OP
                314 days ago
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                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.

            • stabby_cicada
              514 days ago
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              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.

              • Telorand
                514 days ago
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                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.

            • PandanticEnglish
              214 days ago
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              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.

    • spingEnglish
      1014 days ago
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      Yeah, why can’t they just quietly trudge towards our own extinction with resignation like the rest of us, instead of making a fuss.

      • doubtingtammy
        114 days ago
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        Idk if petite bougeouis theatrics while trudging towards calamity is any better than doing it quietly. Maybe a little. And fuck the Mona Lisa. But defacing an archaeological site (even temporarily) for bougeouis theatrics is just icky

      • Optional
        014 days ago
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        Making a fuss? No.

        Being dicks. Self-righteous, performative dicks. Fuck them.