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What do you think of environmental protest groups? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Examples include Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion here in the UK.

Personally, I think some charities are groups are genuine in their outburst wanting large firms to stop strangling the natural beauty for profit, however for me there is a red line that can be crossed.

Blocking roads preventing medical care, people going to work, interview and possibly a nice vacation away. This doesn't really help but make the public look at your group in a bad light.

The same can also be said when attempting to destroy priceless art for a cheap publicity stunt knowing it'll get clicks on social media.

TLDR - I think some groups are genuinely good whilst others are just shouting in a speakerphone, pissing everyone else off.

What do YOU think?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

🎶 A-V, A-L, A-N, C-H-E, that's who we be 🎶

But no quippy bars aside I've been wondering why we don't see harder eco-activists these days; now that things are visibly and noticeably getting worse.