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Silent_Palpatine OP t1_itqdr17 wrote

Reply to comment by Claytonius21 in ELI5 - why are oil protestors attacking art? Wouldn’t it make more sense to go after oil companies themselves? by Silent_Palpatine

But all it seems to do is make people think they’re dicks.

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Claytonius21 t1_itqe8dl wrote

Some people will think that, just like some people think striking train workers are lazy. Those people weren't likely to support something that required any level of personal loss though, others will see the interviews and media coverage and get involved, either in a big way like joining in future protests or a small way like messaging their local politicians and asking them to stop funding oil companies.

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Zaelos88 t1_itqe19t wrote

But you're talking about It... It works.

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-paperbrain- t1_itqf6sx wrote

But it brings attention to the group and their antics, not to climate policy.

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Zaelos88 t1_itqgnrm wrote

Correct. Still you'll see below people advocating for them, and surely not all of them were advocating actively without the prompt of these events.

I, for once, can say: it's a very despicable act, the one of damaging art, but so it's damaging the environment, let's hope that all this talking about It brings more awareness and less need for these extreme actions.

Talk good, talk bad, the important Is that you talk about It.

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BigCountry76 t1_itqg4l7 wrote

No one is talking about how we should fix climate change because of them. Everyone is talking about how stupid they look. Not all publicity is good publicity despite what some people think.

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ethnicbonsai t1_itqg9tp wrote

Yep.

Every painting covered in mashed potatoes removes 3 lbs of carbon from the atmosphere.

Every time someone talks about it on the internet, .25 lbs are removed.

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Zaelos88 t1_itqhxb5 wrote

Hah, if those potatoes would have been used to make vodka, sure It does. I don't approve their actions, but understand their motives.

They are Just screaming louder, ecoterrorism Is Just around the corner now. I won't approve that either, sure.

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