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[–] Pisodeuorrior@kbin.social 92 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also, this seems like a much, MUCH better PR move than throwing paint at masterpieces in fucking museums.
I don't know who thought that was something that would have moved the public opinion towards their cause.

[–] acannan@programming.dev 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well it did seem to do a good job bringing attention to their cause. And, the worst damage incurred over the dozens of demonstrations was some minor frame damage. Imo it was kind of a brilliant scheme to get worldwide attention for the price of some tomato soup

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nah, that was pretty useless because it just brought ridicule to them and the cause. A lot like gluing themselves to public surfaces, which anyone I talk to remembers laughingly, but nobody can tell me what they were protesting. That’s completely useless.

This actually gets the point across.

[–] sudo@lemmy.today -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't even know what you're talking about so apparently it didn't do that good of a job

[–] PrometheusG@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

It was these people. Go down to protests - art galleries. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Stop_Oil

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

They were throwing paint into corporate offices and CEO's cars at the same time. The media chose to put the art vandalism on blast. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out the art vandalism was the idea of a corporate mole.

[–] books@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago

Not to sound like a dick, but you sort of sound like Matt Gaetz accusing Antifa of J6.

There is zero proof that these people are moles. I'd be hard pressed to find a white 20 something to act the part of a climate activist, on the behalf of the oil companies.