In the U.K., two members of the direct action climate group Just Stop Oil were arrested after they spray-painted the words “1.5 is dead” on the grave of Charles Darwin at London’s Westminster Abbey Monday. The protest follows the news last week that 2024 was the hottest year in human history, with the average global temperature rising by 1.6 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. This is one of the activists.
Alyson Lee: “2024 was the hottest year on record. We have already passed through the 1.5 degree that was supposed to keep us safe. Millions are being displaced. California is on fire. And three-quarters of all wildlife has disappeared since the 1970s.”
The activist later said she believed Charles Darwin would approve of their protest “because he would be following the science, and he would be as upset as us with the government for ignoring the science.”
What the hell are you talking about? Somebody just punched the United Healthcare CEO’s ticket to Hell several decades early. That enjoyed widespread support. By contrast, historical artifacts and working peoples’ livelihoods have value. Meanwhile, climate activists just pull one smarmy, performative, insincere stunt after another, and not even so much as a drop of gasoline has been spilled on a single oil CEO’s house.
I wouldn’t pay this guy too much attention. It seems like an obvious troll account. It’s 11 days old and spewing out comments at nearly one a minute. They talk down to anyone mentioning the CEO shooting while claiming “nothing will improve until the rich fear for their lives” in other posts. It’s clear they’re just trying to stir up shit.
Truly an individual with valuable time.
So the only form of viable protest is one where the protesters trade their lives for the lives of the rich?
Seems like big talk from a keyboard warrior.
Maybe you should go do it since you don’t like how they protest.
Nah, they should frame you for it and then we’d be spared your vaporing.