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If you ever wanted to read about fake druids vs. environmental activists, now's your chance.

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[-] corus_kt@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I get that the stunts will draw attention to the environmental issues the activists are protesting for, but surely not pissing off the public would be beneficial in spreading a message to them?

The uninvolved public would just remember the attempted defacings, and not care about the damage being temporary or minimal.

[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I agree with the sentiment, but I feel like the methods are pointless and even might have a reverse effect. Doing this does nothing really to help the cause, imo. Any minimal publicity it gets, I feel, just invigorates the right leaning conservatives to have more fuel to hate "the left" and "liberals". I just don't see any benefit to these types of stunts.

[-] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This isn't minimal publicity, minimal publicity is what they got when they directly targeted fossil fuels by blocking the supply lines.

https://wagingnonviolence.org/2023/12/the-method-behind-just-stop-oil-annoying-madness/

[-] kaffiene@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Are you seriously really upset at coloured cornflour being spread over some rocks?

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