• Nunar@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I can say for me they do. Whether it actually damages precious public things or not is irrelevant. The conversation isn’t “oh man, what can I do to stop climate change and stop big oil interests” it’s, "what a bunch of shits and now I want to burn tires to show I don’t support their cause.

    They need to be public and not be assholes about it. I want to have more renewable energy options and less carbon products but blocking traffic and desecrating Stonehenge doesn’t give me any actionable things. Except to adamantly disavow their movement.

    They think it starts conversation, but it doesn’t. Not the way they want. It’s not meaningful. And she said they wouldn’t actually do it if there was the possibility of damaging the art? Cletus isn’t going to take that into consideration. He’s going to say “fuck that idea I had about solar because the solar folks are damaging museum things!”

    It’s really disappointing because I get and support the cause, but I truly believe they’re damaging any support with their short-sighted antics.

    They need a better leader

    • Hugucinogens@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 months ago

      They think it starts conversation, but it doesn’t. Not the way they want. It’s not meaningful

      This is exactly the opposite of what the article, and the scientific research in it concluded.

      They need a better leader

      And this is authoritarian-speak.

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      There is no conversation. There is no cause. Burning tires would be against your own self-interest. Why do you think it’s their responsibility to persuade you of that? If Cletus doesn’t install the solar, his own grandkids will suffer.

      It isn’t up to them to persuade you or Cletus. You know the facts. You need to be fighting for your own future.