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> In recent years, people from Extinction Rebellion Netherlands have focused heavily on large scale disruptive action of ‘business as usual’.

Everyone talking about how stupid and ineffective this is. The whole point is to interrupt business as usual to draw attention to the stupidity of our continued head in the sand path. The damage (or lack thereof) is largely irrelevant. The fact a regular person is risking jail to try and stop business as usual is the entire point. It starts with one person.



Cluster B society tantrums


Demeaning people who are trying to improve the world is pathetic.


That's just it, I do not believe they are trying to improve the world.

I believe they are just acting out, and doing so and yet another non-constructive way.


I concur.




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