Police arrest 72 climate protesters in heart of Melbourne for failing to obey traffic direction
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Police arrest 72 climate protesters in heart of Melbourne for failing to obey traffic direction - Aussie Zone
> * In short: Police have arrested and fined 72 climate activists [$385 each]
for staging a protest in the middle of a Melbourne CBD intersection. > *
Demonstrators from the group Extinction Rebellion say they have tried
less-invasive forms of protest to make governments listen to their concerns, but
they have not been heard. > * What’s next? The group is planning further
disruptive action for March next year. > It was the fourth consecutive day of
action by Extinction Rebellion demonstrators, culminating in a rally outside
Flinders Street Station at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston streets. >
> The protesters are calling on the federal government to reduce carbon
emissions. Many who attended the rally came prepared to be arrested, saying
their actions were a last resort.
I get that they care about climate change, I do too, but I don’t think this style of action is going to achieve anything.
If it’s to raise awareness, I’d say most people are already aware of climate change, so they are not really doing much there. If it’s to influence the government, they don’t really seem to have a coherent list of actions of what they want the government to do, nor do they have enough people numbers for the government pay attention to their protest. And their style is too aggressive for the majority so it’s unlikely they can significantly grow their supporter numbers. I suspect they will remain a fringe group that gets in the news occasionally for disruptive protests but no progress will come if it.
Every time I see news about these activists it makes me want to join them. They’re some of the only people on the planet acting in a rational, non-selfish way re climate change.
That’s great, but you are not in the majority who support them. I’m fairly confident that most voice them as a generally negative group that is annoying, self centred and counterproductive.
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