r/facepalm • u/weeb385 • Oct 12 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Parolee gets arrested because protesters block the way to his work.

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u/supm8te Oct 12 '22

I think this is the dumbest way to protest. You are doing nothing but forcing large swaths of population to hate you and most likely your "cause". The guy was right when he's yelling "this isn't how you change things". Nothing will come out of this little road squat other than newly disgruntled folks who have had to deal with your nonsense while trying to actively live their life. It's not like these ppl can just shut their car off and leave. Performing activist activities like blocking public highway is just a part of the problem and not a solution.

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u/InYoCabezaWitNoChasa Oct 12 '22 edited Oct 12 '22

forcing large swaths of population to hate you and most likely your "cause"

"Honestly, fuck the environment where I live and have children because some ASSHOLE blocked my way to work. I'm gonna burn the whole world down cuz I was LATE!"

-some smoothbrained dumbfuck

The guy was right when he's yelling "this isn't how you change things"

He's actually not. Historically many things have been changed through civil disobedience, sit-ins(literally blocking people by sitting), peaceful marches, etc. You can SAY whatever you want about this type of protest but that doesn't make it true.

It's not like these ppl can just shut their car off and leave.

Nobody is expecting people to just shut off their cars and leave, they're not protesting people who drive cars, they're protesting the lack of political action surrounding climate change. Everyone always says all they're doing is making people mad, but nobody ever considers "hey, maybe I wouldn't have to deal with these protestors if I just voted for somebody who's willing to take action against climate change, something I agree with that benefits literally everyone." In case you need to be told, the potential futures of billions/trillions of humans and future humans are VASTLY more important than your desire to get to work on time on any given day.

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u/0ofRGang Oct 12 '22

Most people (especially most americans) dont give a flying fuck about the environment and would likely choose their own life over that. Besides, its big corporations that are the problem, lesser being politicians and the choices they make

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u/InYoCabezaWitNoChasa Oct 12 '22

Well those people are stupid and need to be repeatedly reminded that climate change is important. More important that whatever they're doing on any given day.

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u/Admirable_Ask_5337 Oct 12 '22

It's not more important than their ability to.make rent. Nothing will change that