silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoJust Stop Oil activist jailed for six months for taking part in slow march [UK]www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down13cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkJust Stop Oil activist jailed for six months for taking part in slow march [UK]www.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agoProtest at the refineries? You shut those down and you’re not inconveniencing the 60 people who are sitting in their cars in traffic… you end up causing a ripple to millions. This type of protesting is just silly and doesn’t actually do anything.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 year agoJust Stop Oil started off with protests at the refineries. It had zero identifiable impact and almost no press coverage. That’s why people started things like ‘slow march’ and ‘throw soup at the glass in front of artwork’
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoIf they’re going to be impactful to these companies, they’re going to be more on the saboteur side of things.
Protest at the refineries? You shut those down and you’re not inconveniencing the 60 people who are sitting in their cars in traffic… you end up causing a ripple to millions. This type of protesting is just silly and doesn’t actually do anything.
Just Stop Oil started off with protests at the refineries. It had zero identifiable impact and almost no press coverage.
That’s why people started things like ‘slow march’ and ‘throw soup at the glass in front of artwork’
If they’re going to be impactful to these companies, they’re going to be more on the saboteur side of things.