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jeeagles 18 Oct 19 1.11pm
Originally posted by Badger11 ER have achieved their main aim which is to raise awareness about climate change. Protests can get you so far but at some point the public are entitled to ask what is your solution? If ER don't change their tactics they will be seen as a white middle class virtue signalling group and will lose public support. Look at the occupations of their people at Canning Town not exactly the low paid zero hour contract types. As I have posted previously they now need to move beyond snarling up the traffic and start to campaign on specific issues which could be achieved fairly easily. Reduce plastic bottles, reduce packaging pick up litter get kids walking to school etc. If you start with the little things then people will be more likely to listen to you about the bigger challenges. It wont be easy to get the public to give up things but they will earn the respect of people or they can become like Parliament against everything and for nothing. ER are at the crossroads carry on as they are and I expect more resistance from the public change tactics and it will take longer and will be harder but they can build a solid support base with the public. You're absolutely right. They've got enough members to go round and do something proactively to really help the community. But it's more fun just to be pricks. Shows the type of people they are.
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18 Oct 19 1.11pm

Originally posted by Badger11

ER have achieved their main aim which is to raise awareness about climate change. Protests can get you so far but at some point the public are entitled to ask what is your solution?

If ER don't change their tactics they will be seen as a white middle class virtue signalling group and will lose public support. Look at the occupations of their people at Canning Town not exactly the low paid zero hour contract types.

As I have posted previously they now need to move beyond snarling up the traffic and start to campaign on specific issues which could be achieved fairly easily. Reduce plastic bottles, reduce packaging pick up litter get kids walking to school etc. If you start with the little things then people will be more likely to listen to you about the bigger challenges.

It wont be easy to get the public to give up things but they will earn the respect of people or they can become like Parliament against everything and for nothing.

ER are at the crossroads carry on as they are and I expect more resistance from the public change tactics and it will take longer and will be harder but they can build a solid support base with the public.

You're absolutely right. They've got enough members to go round and do something proactively to really help the community.

But it's more fun just to be pricks.

Shows the type of people they are.

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Badger11 Beckenham 20 Oct 19 7.54am
They might want to back this fellow and his revolutionary new car battery [Link] One more point
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Beckenham 20 Oct 19 7.54am

They might want to back this fellow and his revolutionary new car battery

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One more point

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YT Oxford 20 Oct 19 8.02am
Originally posted by Badger11 They might want to back this fellow and his revolutionary new car battery [Link] I like the handy graphic, illustrating the difference between 125 miles and 1500 miles for those who are unsure. Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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Oxford 20 Oct 19 8.02am

Originally posted by Badger11

They might want to back this fellow and his revolutionary new car battery

[Link]

I like the handy graphic, illustrating the difference between 125 miles and 1500 miles for those who are unsure.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

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Badger11 Beckenham 22 Oct 19 6.44pm
�37m that is the cost of Tarquin and Jemima's hissy fit. [Link] I think the fuzz should send ER the bill. Meanwhile back in the real world violent crime is on the increase because they know that the police are too busy with these idiots. One more point
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Beckenham 22 Oct 19 6.44pm

�37m that is the cost of Tarquin and Jemima's hissy fit.

[Link]

I think the fuzz should send ER the bill.

Meanwhile back in the real world violent crime is on the increase because they know that the police are too busy with these idiots.

One more point

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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 28 Oct 21 1.16pm
Their latest antics "A group of activists, including two British Olympians, are blocking the entrance to the UK's largest oil refinery in a climate change protest. About 15 Extinction Rebellion (XR) demonstrators got on to the site at Fawley, Hampshire, at about 06:30 BST. They include sailor Laura Baldwin and gold medal-winning canoeist Etienne Stott. Other XR protesters have scaled two 50ft (15m) oil tanks on the site. Police said they have officers on scene and will take action if necessary." (BBC, 28 Oct 2021) [Link] (BBC) I've worked at a few fuel sites, and they are shlt hot on safety. (perhaps not so much at Buncefield ) I really don't think pl55ing the public off is the way to go with these sorts of demonstrations. Another fuel shortage in Britain is not going to do anyone much good. Maybe an eco-friendly way of doing something at COP26 would give far greater coverage and less pl553d off members of the public. "The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak
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Their latest antics
"A group of activists, including two British Olympians, are blocking the entrance to the UK's largest oil refinery in a climate change protest.

About 15 Extinction Rebellion (XR) demonstrators got on to the site at Fawley, Hampshire, at about 06:30 BST.

They include sailor Laura Baldwin and gold medal-winning canoeist Etienne Stott. Other XR protesters have scaled two 50ft (15m) oil tanks on the site.

Police said they have officers on scene and will take action if necessary." (BBC, 28 Oct 2021)

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(BBC)

I've worked at a few fuel sites, and they are shlt hot on safety. (perhaps not so much at Buncefield )

I really don't think pl55ing the public off is the way to go with these sorts of demonstrations. Another fuel shortage in Britain is not going to do anyone much good.
Maybe an eco-friendly way of doing something at COP26 would give far greater coverage and less pl553d off members of the public.

"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

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