Stonehenge monuments that have stood for thousands of years appear unscathed after climate protesters were arrested for spraying orange paint on them.
  • Flying Squid
    1•10 months ago

    It works for them because they have trillions of dollars at their disposal. The activists do not.

      • Flying Squid
        1•10 months ago

        I’m not seeing oil companies convincing lots of people that they’re benevolent when they do bad things. Especially not after an oil spill. So your claim that that’s what they’re doing doesn’t make much sense to me.

          • Flying Squid
            1•10 months ago

            They don’t convince people we need their product. We don’t have a choice but use their product. I don’t make ICEs cheaper than EVs. I don’t get to choose what my power company decides to use to generate electricity. I don’t get to tell corporations across the business spectrum not to use plastic.

            Those are not choices I get to make. Or you.

            Also, it’s interesting how you skipped from people to governments as if there’s no difference.

            I’m not sure why you think any significant number of people like oil companies. Do you have any hard data to support that or is it just this sort of conjecture?

              • Flying Squid
                1•10 months ago

                Do you think any of those people will see an event like this and change their minds? Those people don’t even give a shit about other humans, let alone an ancient monument.

                I will continue to maintain that pissing people off is not a good way to get them to take your side. I keep asking people if they’ve ever intentionally pissed off someone who disagreed with them into agreeing with them and no one has said yes so far.