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[-] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That's not the tactic here at all. The people who are outraged aren't important. They will never participate meaningfully. Those people are and forever will be part of the problem. So it doesn't matter if they're angry now. This isn't about them.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Ok so what is the tactic here? They are vandalising a monument for what end if not attention? Talk me through the reasoning

[-] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago

Gaining momentum within the movement, keep public attention high, pressure politicians to public statements, legitimise other forms of protests, encourage public debate, inspire involvement of people who generally support them, to name a few.

On the other hand there isn't a single form of protest that wouldn't be either ignored or used as an excuse for inactivity by the people you claim to want to reach. Or could you name even a single example that would make them actually do something?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

keep public attention high

There it is. You want attention no matter if it's positive or not. Which type of support do you expect to gather by vandalising monuments? Encourage public debate by vandalising monuments?

Normal protests, even if "angrier" would be better than this. Earn peoples' trust and respect

[-] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago

Public attention to the matter of climate change. Sorry that I didn't spell it out for you.

Care to answer my question though? Because if you have not a single idea what form of protest could actually sway the people you claim to want to reach, we can just as well continue with the cornstarch.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Public attention to the matter of climate change. Sorry that I didn't spell it out for you.

Yes I got that but my point still stands, and you're still contradicting yourself.

Care to answer my question though? Because if you have not a single idea what form of protest could actually sway the people you claim to want to reach, we can just as well continue with the cornstarch

You should read my last paragraph slower then.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

So the people who go "I would have done something, but now that they painted stonehenge I won't" will suddenly change their way when they see "normal protest" as you call them?

Suuuure. Keep telling yourself that. You're not sounding ridiculous at all.

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