Extinction Rebellion

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    my problem with them is that their methods are the usual blunt instrument of protest. simply blocking streets is negative and affects everyone, regardless of whether or not they're the problem.
    equally their stated intention of bring the underground to a halt is stupid and self defeating - public transport is exactly the kind of thing the protesters should be promoting.

    if they were cleverer about it, and adopted a more positive approach then i think they'd be a lot more effective.for instance, if electric vehicles (cars, taxis, buses) were allowed thru their roadblocks it would send a more powerful message. business people would have to take an electric cab to get them to meetings, hoi polloi would have to get an electric bus to get where they're going, etc etc. then they'd be only affecting those people who are adopting the practices they're against.

    instead of pratting about dancing around and generally behaving in a hippy dippy manner (thus belittling the message), they should be acting more positively - collecting litter, guerilla planting, cleaning shit up, practicing what they preach. they should leave their occupied spaces in a better state than when they took control

    i agree with a lot of what they're saying, but the methods they're using associates that message with suffering (can't go about my business) and negativity. and that's not the vibe they need to be giving out.

    sadly, cheap publicity is as far as the greens can ever see.

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    • The're letting cyclists through, and there are almost no electric cars. So yes, that's what they're basically doing.Projectile
    • that's not good enough, and there are plenty of electric (and hybrid) cars/cabs in town.hans_glib
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