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Stonehenge sprayed with orange powder paint by Just Stop Oil activists (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

As always, while I support their claimed ideals, I can only see them as petty vandals who care more about attention seeking than their cause. They certainly won’t get any of my time or attention. If you’re against Big Oil, protest Big Oil and half the population will agree. If you’re intentionally seeking my outrage with unrelated crap, you got it: rot in jail

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah I don't know why they wouldn't block the entrance to an oil refinery. Some people would be unhappy about this especially the people that work there. But the general public could understand, who knows it could possibly slow production for a few days.

[-] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They have. Compared to this, it got barely any news coverage.

That is why they do this. Their only goal is attention, and they do that quite well.

The way they seem to operate is quite smart, actually:

Their stunts get a lot of press and bring climate change to the forefront of people's minds, frequently.
They're not a political party, so pissing voters off isn't a problem. They can afford to be unpopular to further the cause.
Those who already care about the climate won't change that based on a small group they dislike.
Those who call them "terrorists" are people who call anything short of licking oil company boot "eco-terrorism". They were never going to be convinced to care whatever the group does. Probably read the Daily Mail.
Those who are apathetic about the climate are still going to be apathetic, with a bit of rage towards this group as with the others, but again, ultimately that doesn't matter as they still won't change anything based on a single group.
A small handful of people will be inspired by them and their constant reminders of climate crisis, and be motivated to push for change.

The last bullet seems to be the target audience of the group. And they're the ones who will actually do anything.

[-] breden@reddthat.com 0 points 3 months ago

What cause are they furthering though?

[-] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

Inspiring people to act against climate change.

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