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Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters (www.dw.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[+] [email protected] -32 points 6 months ago (57 children)

They didn't destroy anything, the paint can be removed without ruining the site, and they brought more visibility than sitting around with signs.

I don't have a problem with this.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 6 months ago (23 children)

I'm not sure visibility is really what we need at this point. Is there anyone left on Earth that doesn't know about it? I think what we need instead is political mobilization and coalition-building to increase our political clout and ultimately win elections and create legislation.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 6 months ago (10 children)

Yeah I think awareness where they ruin yachts and private planes is better than destroying common cultural heritage. Wtf

[–] eksb 19 points 6 months ago (3 children)

They probably know that if they put corn starch on Stonehenge they'll be in jail for a few days and get community service, but if they put spray paint on a billionaire's yacht, they'd get shot.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well the top comment was "fuck these people" so if the goal was to build broad public support it is having the opposite effect.

Alternatively, EVERYONE is cheering for those fucking Orcas, so... Imagine being dumber than a whale.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Waiting for news where orcas attack mega yatch.

Please!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

"It will go away, no harm done" is your stance? Well, there is harm done, if not only on the societies feeling of sanity and security. What was the purpose of that action? To seed shock and "ruffle some feathers", sow disbalance under the coat of "shaking sleeping people up".

"No harm done"? Well, then let me waterboard you, hit you, hit your wife and children. The blue specks will go away, no harm done. Your psychological effects? They will go away, seek therapy. You're still less affected people than the society.

Of course this was sarcasm. But think about what stance you just took and reflect.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

What was the purpose of that action? To seed shock and "ruffle some feathers", sow disbalance under the coat of "shaking sleeping people up".

A goal at which it has singularly failed. There'll be a bit of noise in the papers for a day or two, Stonehenge will be cleaned off with "No harm done" and life will move on with no useful change.

Their stunts were effective the first time or two, but now are largely ignored or even just cause irritation.

If they, indeed we, want to change the trajectory of human caused climate damage we need to build bridges at the community level and bring people together to force the hand of the political class. These stunts don't do that, they just give ammunition to those who seek to prevent positive change.