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[–] whodoctor11@lemmy.ml 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (32 children)

I don’t think vandalizing an archaeological site is going to suddenly change Big Oil’s mind. If you want to take down Big Oil, direct action against it is a good place to start. These rich kids just put an unnecessary burden on the working class people who now have to clean up their mess. This self-indulgent shit pisses me off.

[–] bumpusoot@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (8 children)

These protests do work. And is suspected to be largely behind why a fair fraction of the population care about climate change. And working class people will be pressed into cleaning up the mess of direct action too, so I don't understand the argument there.

Fucking up rich people's pretty shit is a perfectly valid, if somewhat toothless, response. Yes, direct action is better, but is also more heavily violently cracked down on, the mass movement needed to make it viable isn't there.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I think the heatwaves and floods and winters without snow are why a fair fraction of the population cares about climate change.

[–] bumpusoot@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I know a couple people who outspoken about climate change for scientific or observable reasons.

But I know more who are outspoken because they're polarised against fuddy-duddy conservative anti-climate-protestor attitudes.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Fair.

I wasn't really talking about the scientific measurement of heatwaves and floods and winters without snow, though. I was more speaking to the phenomenal experience of climate change. We're all living through and suffering the physical effects every day.

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