Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury

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Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury
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Nice, seems like we're finally getting to the point where we stop blaming the common people for climate change.

Also, this seems like a much, MUCH better PR move than throwing paint at masterpieces in fucking museums.
I don't know who thought that was something that would have moved the public opinion towards their cause.

Well it did seem to do a good job bringing attention to their cause. And, the worst damage incurred over the dozens of demonstrations was some minor frame damage. Imo it was kind of a brilliant scheme to get worldwide attention for the price of some tomato soup

Nah, that was pretty useless because it just brought ridicule to them and the cause. A lot like gluing themselves to public surfaces, which anyone I talk to remembers laughingly, but nobody can tell me what they were protesting. That’s completely useless.

This actually gets the point across.

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They were throwing paint into corporate offices and CEO's cars at the same time. The media chose to put the art vandalism on blast. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out the art vandalism was the idea of a corporate mole.

The media.. that made me think of old days but right now I'm watching some hurricane coverage that is obviously in a helicopter. And I'm thinking why..

A large 6 rotor "drone" is cheap and can sustain a motor failure. Cheap compared to the camera it carries. You can have a fleet and maybe 2 cameras and just swap them out as needed. With gps the pilot just needs to tap on a touch screen, camera operator just has to get framing right, and the tech that maintains everything can be had at a poverty level wage.

Oof, that wasn't positive. But I do wonder what they use now. We had wall to wall coverge of trump flying his old 757 to Atlanta and back and really hope that was drones. Sorry heli pilots. You are still cool, it's just expensive.

Not to sound like a dick, but you sort of sound like Matt Gaetz accusing Antifa of J6.

There is zero proof that these people are moles. I'd be hard pressed to find a white 20 something to act the part of a climate activist, on the behalf of the oil companies.

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Both can be at fault and yes billionaires are worse but that's not excuse for others to do nothing whatsoever

Edit: guessing the downvoters got mad when their moms asked them to clean their rooms. To even suggest they bear any responsibility is offensive apparently

Yeah! As long as it's not our fault!

The buck stops anywhere but here!

seems like we're finally getting to the point where we stop blaming the common people for climate change.

I mean the "common people" are to blame. The 1% doesn't live in a vacuum.

Do billionaires carry a significantly larger portion of that blame? Yes. But we're all on this gaseous rock together. Them being at fault doesn't mean you can't do your part. They couldn't do what they do if the people weren't buying the shit they're selling.

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