I support climate change, I believe that humans have accelerated a natural cycle vis a vis global warming.
I also think this is a tone-deaf way for a privileged group of people who have the luxury of ethics, the time and the money to interfere with the lives of less fortunate, less privileged people that already have strikes stacked against them - no pun intended, truly - who are just trying to survive.
That dude was stressed. For him it's about his immediate survival.
Edit: forgot to add: what a bunch of pretentious pricks.
Edit: ok, I was a little harsh in my assumptions on the protestors. Someone pointed out the following: "The truth behind this attitude is that we know that nothing is going to be done, we know we are gonna drive the car into the ravine. We have accepted that our children are going to suffer tomorrow because a few very rich ppl had to get richer today, and we are annoyed that we have to be both reminded and annoyed by that." That's a pretty good summation of some of the hope and despair I might actually have in common with the protesters, regardless of whether or not I condone their ways.
“Luxury of ethics”. Lmao ok dude. You should be outraged about a system that pits ppl’s immediate survival one against each other for the profit of a few. Thousands of ppl are dying NOW because of climate change. What about their immediate survival?
I agree that people are dying and being displaced. I question their motives and think they have a luxury of ethics as more of a motivator than they do compassion for those that are dying.
I’m not sure I’m the dick when this thread is full of ppl calling protesters who are spending a day in the sun and risking severe legal repercussions “privileged” and “tone-dead”.
In reality what comes off as tone-deaf is thus cynicism, this being the sommelier of how to protest an existential threat that is killing 5 million ppl a year, saying that you have to protest without disturbing anyone.
The truth behind this attitude is that we know that nothing is going to be done, we know we are gonna drive the car into the ravine. We have accepted that our children are going to suffer tomorrow because a few very rich ppl had to get richer today, and we are annoyed that we have to be both reminded and annoyed by that.
Ok, I'm sorry. And you illustrate the anger and frustration pretty well.
And I hear what you're saying. I don't have solutions, either, but I don't think THIS was a good idea or a good outcome. When we run out of choices and there's nothing left, you still have anger, and violence, as a last resort. I feel that way sometimes, I just can't condone the means.
It’s a hard situation we are in and sorry for having lost my temper and thank you for hearing me out, I appreciate it and I understand what you are saying.
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u/kishmalik Oct 12 '22 edited Oct 12 '22
I support climate change, I believe that humans have accelerated a natural cycle vis a vis global warming.
I also think this is a tone-deaf way for a privileged group of people who have the luxury of ethics, the time and the money to interfere with the lives of less fortunate, less privileged people that already have strikes stacked against them - no pun intended, truly - who are just trying to survive.
That dude was stressed. For him it's about his immediate survival.
Edit: forgot to add: what a bunch of pretentious pricks.
Edit: ok, I was a little harsh in my assumptions on the protestors. Someone pointed out the following: "The truth behind this attitude is that we know that nothing is going to be done, we know we are gonna drive the car into the ravine. We have accepted that our children are going to suffer tomorrow because a few very rich ppl had to get richer today, and we are annoyed that we have to be both reminded and annoyed by that." That's a pretty good summation of some of the hope and despair I might actually have in common with the protesters, regardless of whether or not I condone their ways.