Stonehenge sprayed with orange powder paint by Just Stop Oil activists
Stonehenge sprayed with orange powder paint by Just Stop Oil activists
If you ever wanted to read about fake druids vs. environmental activists, now's your chance.
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“The orange cornflour we used to create an eye-catching spectacle will soon wash away with the rain..."
will soon wash away with the rain..."
Just like any attention they may have grabbed due to their stunt.
For the record, I'm not saying I agree with their methods, but I don't think it's fair to them either that everyone is acting like they did irreparable harm to the monument.
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But it also stops us from talking about anything else. Part of this is not allowing other things to take over. Yes it would be even better if the discussion focussed on a productive way forward. It would be worse if we were discussing something else.
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Oh I see we are at the "this generation is lazy" level of discussion. Have a nice day.
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I mean how do you know that this "instead of" is factual and isn't in reality a "additionally to"?
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It's possible to be a part of multiple organisations. Just because someone is part of JSO that doesn't mean they can't also be active in other groups. Highly motivated people like these tend to do that. It also makes sense to not lump these efforts under one name so that the public messaging doesn't get muddied.
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I won't speculate on how much energy they are able to put into other efforts because I don't have any actual experience with the judicial system. A few days behind bars are not enough to stop one from participating though.
The public messaging is that people painted Stonehenge. I'd say the clarity of their messaging is exactly the topic currently up for debate.
Now imagine this was a group that also engages in constructive participation. Suddenly the messaging of that group would be very messy, full of misunderstandings. Instead of this they do activism that will not be favourable in the public opinion under that specific organisation where it won't hurt the constructive efforts.