Surely it depends what JSO's aims actually were?

"The “#radicalflankeffect” shows that when radical #activists push boundaries, they often make #moderatevoices in the same movement appear more reasonable. Recent #research on #JSO found that even when the group provoked #publicanger, support for moderate organisations such as #FriendsoftheEarth increased."

Being hated worked for #JustStopOil
https://theconversation.com/being-hated-worked-for-just-stop-oil-253379

#ClimateAction
#climateactivism
#climatechange
#fossilfuels
#climateprotests

Being hated worked for Just Stop Oil

Public anger is not a threat to activism, but a measure of its impact.

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