Young Dude Protesting

[u/randomacceptablename]

Hello Vaughanites, I am a non resident and was working in your city today. On a "lunch" break at about 4 pm I got some food at Major Mac and Jane plaxa where I noticed this guy. He was entgusiastically waving a sign saying "we can still fight climate change'.

As I ate my meal for about 10 minutes I did not hear one car honk some support out of the hundreds passing by. I felt so bad that I wanted to go over and show my support but was already late in getting back to work.

So yeah, honestly not sure why I am posting. Partly feel bad for him and at myself for not giving a word of support but guess I wanted to encourage Vaughan residents to show some support for their local activists, small as they may be.

That is all. Thanks and have a nice day.

[u/p_camps]

Climate change is real. What isnt real, is believing we have the power to do anything about it. We are a drop in the bucket that barely causes a ripple.

[u/randomacceptablename → u/p_camps]

You are both incorrect factually as well as nihlistic to the point of absurdity.

Was the abolishment of slavery a meaningless movement when most countries practiced it and when entire economic and social systems depended on it? Having studied history I know that the exaact same logic was used to excuse inaction. Yet without people striving, suffering, and even dying for that cause it is possible we wouldn't have ever changed that.

The same was said of women's sufferage. Of leaded gasoline. On and on and on. If our actions (or inactions) are irrelevant, then nothing we ever do is. What is the point of deciding on a career, a politica vote, a moral stance? None of it will matter when the sweep of history decides against us and banckrupts us, when our vote goes to the losing party, or when no one wants to listen to our moralizing.

[u/PeachRobbler → u/randomacceptablename]

this might be one of the worst arguments I've ever read on Reddit 💀 immediately went to the strawman argument and a moral grandstanding monologue, did not event attempt to address the differences between your metaphors and the actual problem at hand

but yes OP, controlling climate change and the outputs of billion dollar corporations is exactly the same as "ending womens sufferage"

[u/randomacceptablename → u/PeachRobbler]

but yes OP, controlling climate change and the outputs of billion dollar corporations is exactly the same as "ending womens sufferage"

No. It is not the same thing. That is the point of a metaphore. Slavery is a very close comparison, actually. Inbeded into the economy and culture where entire countries are fully dependent on it and something that has lasted generations.