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Climate activists arrested after spray painting UK’s Stonehenge monument (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/environment@beehaw.org

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[–] sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

These types of "protestors" are definetly hired by oil execs

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There were very similar conspiracies popular during the suffragette struggle, the civil rights era, and the gay rights movement. They were all just as embarrassing as this one is now.

This kind of spectacle activism has a long history of creating political change while minimizing violence. Pigeon-holing these brave people as pawns in some MAGA-style conspiracy de-humanizes them and makes it easier to ignore their serious message.

[–] sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

Yea, if you're going to spectacle protest target the right people, wtf did some English brick do?