sensiblepuffin @ sensiblepuffin @lemmy.world

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I don't know how many times I need to say this. THAT IS ASSAULT. In most countries that is years of prison. Soup on a Plexiglas barrier is, at most, a few days for disturbing the peace and vandalizing protective equipment. What doesn't make sense about this to you?

You're really close to getting it. Just a few more steps.

You are either extremely deluded or a little deluded and almost intentionally misunderstanding their aims.

Climate activists have been chaining themselves to oil infrastructure for decades. How many times can you honestly say you've heard of it? I've heard of maybe one instance, and it got very little news coverage.

JSO has recently pivoted to this strategy of (temporarily) vandalizing monuments and works of art. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME it happens, it's all over the news and spawns endless discussion. Almost like IT'S FUCKING WORKING.

I award to you the Useful Idiot Ribbon.

Congratulations, I award to you the Useful Idiot Ribbon. Wear it proudly as your world burns.

So... you'd be okay with this action if she were the one throwing the soup? I'm super lost.

Slapping a CEO in the face is assault. That's a serious offense in most countries, and it would be extremely easy to get sent to jail for years.

Throwing soup at a painting that's behind Plexiglas is, at most, disturbing the peace and vandalizing a museum's floor.

This right here. For shame on anyone who genuinely thinks they're on the right side of history, whining about soup on a Plexiglas barrier.

So... that's straight up assaut. There's a good reason why they changed tactics, and it's mostly because throwing soup at a Plexiglas barrier is 100x less destructive to property than covering valuable furs with blood.

I find it absolutely mind-boggling that you all are acknowledging that protests that make people uncomfortable are what works, then coming to the conclusion "but not like this, you can't protest like this, that's ridiculous!"

Amazing how many people want to ignore this crucial point - EVERY VALUABLE PAINTING IN A MUSEUM IS BEHIND INCH-THICK PLEXIGLAS. YOU COULD NOT POSSIBLY DAMAGE IT WITH TOMATO SOUP UNLESS YOU BROUGHT A FUCKING THERMAL DRILL.

Interesting that you think this is stupid, yet you acknowledge that protests are inherently uncomfortable.

People are talking about Just Stop Oil every time they pull one of these stunts. Sounds like they're accomplishing their goals will bells on.

Ah, I missed the "full" part. Yes, that would be great, but I don't doubt that they'd still be treated as second-class citizens.

Well, like others have said, they previously tried to apply the Nelson Mandela handbook of vandalizing and disrupting actual oil infrastructure - i.e. more direct to what the cause is for - and people gave 0 shits. Turns out regular people don't care about oil refineries and wells. They do care about museums and art pieces.

I bestow upon you the Useful Idiot Ribbon.

You want to give them even more power over Palestinians?

Really easy to do when most people's first reaction is to express concern over a painting than "hey, maybe we need a big shift in how we generate energy or we're all screwed". The actual useful idiots.

In order to pay your utility bill, you have to beat the Undertale Sans fight in Genocide mode

Hey, the US and Sweden are similar in at least one way!

Eh, posting editorials is allowed last I checked. I don't know why you think they'd take it down, unless discussion becomes inflammatory.

Seconded! It also has a more informative cycling interface.

Because it makes it harder for advertisers to mine and sell your data. That's it.

Authoritarian, but you're right.