We refuse to die for fossil fuels – Just Stop Oil response to police raids resulting in at least 27 arrests.
We refuse to die for fossil fuels – Just Stop Oil response to police raids resulting in at least 27 arrests.
Over the last 12 hours the British state has acted unlawfully in detaining a total of at least 27 ordinary people sharing food at a community event and at their homes. Their only crime? They are Just Stop Oil supporters. Being a Just Stop Oil supporter is now enough to make you a suspect. Believing
I wholeheartedly agree with the end, I am sometimes at odds with the means but it can't be denied that these activists have some of the biggest balls on the planet and I have nothing but respect for them. The message is clear and consistent, garnering huge publicity for the cause is good. I know some people don't like it but you try getting a multi trillion pound industry to cease causing irreparable harm and you probably wouldn't make your local paper.
What should be remembered is that it shouldn't take this type of activism, but what is left when voices are ignored?
what is left when voices are ignored?
We aren't allowed to spell it out on social media sites, as moderators will remove such language. But we all know what needs to happen to make oppression stop. The problem just comes down to coordinating the efforts among the people willing to do the dirty work.
Biggest balls? Really? They are actually a large part of why we're still so dependent on fossil fuels. If they had the balls to accept nuclear is in fact the faaaaar lesser evil, we could've ditched fossil fuel for electricity generation completely by now. Instead we have countries ramping up coal usage and building new gas power plants to replace their nuclear plants. And they still see this as a win.
Those nuclear plants will be indispensable once we start having entire fleets of 18-wheelers recharging at night.
Agree with their battle. It's necessary. Just not with what they've pushed the past 30-odd years.
Good on them, modern day heroes.
Maybe they'll have enough time in jail to understand that orange powder doesn't stop psychopathic billionaires.
Just Stop Oil is just as counterproductive as the German "letzte Generation" its just pulling the issues into a public view with a absolute negative view, driving most people away. Some might say they are sponsored by big oil so they do this, keeping the public against them and not the actual problem...
I personally say both are just there for free Cloud.
Sure, I would have stopped the fire, if only the fire alarm wasn't that loud and unpleasent.
The fact that i have actually heared similar to that regarding Carbon monoxide alarms should tell you something :/
This is btw a very very different thing, one is acute and visible, the other is abstract and "in the future" human psychology is great at fighting acute things... But not abstract things. And your simplification of this isn't helpful either.
That's a self fulfilling prophecy, isn't it? The effect you describe would not be there if it wasn't for comments like this. Or at the very least, these comments make the effect bigger.
Have a better idea?
A better idea than torching the public support that was painstakingly earned over decades? I guess every idea is better.
Putting in political work, petitions, speaking to and informing people, writing the politicians (at best paper mail, its taken more seriously) going into a party and making change from inside, protesting normally as in on the streets and not being disruptive to the public.
In general, even doing nothing would be better as what they do is driving more people away from climate politics because they associate the highly disruptive, disrespectful and destructive people with those politics and politicians that do constructive work.
This kind of Extremism is counter productive all the way through. 99% aren't being understanding about people metaphorically spitting them in the face even if what they stand for is technically a good thing.
E: fixed a spelling mistake and a missing word