Climate Protests in Ireland

hcf500

The recent protest in DC gave me great encouragement. I was chatting to some friends and we all thought it would be a great idea to have similar protest in cities and towns around Ireland. We will try to get a sm campaign going soon. Does anyone here have any ideas? Also, does anyone know how to obtain old used boats? They were very effective in the DC protest. Please pm if you would like to get involved

Wayne Jarvis

Just tell me when and where and I will fly my plane to be there.

dxhound2005

hcf500 wrote: »

The recent protest in DC gave me great encouragement. I was chatting to some friends and we all thought it would be a great idea to have similar protest in cities and towns around Ireland. We will try to get a sm campaign going soon. Does anyone here have any ideas? Also, does anyone know how to obtain old used boats? They were very effective in the DC protest. Please pm if you would like to get involved

Extinction Rebellion are going to close down Dublin for a week in October. Were none of your friends aware of this?

lola85

You could start by putting your phone or tablet down.

That will do more than any protest.

begsbyOnaTrain

hcf500 wrote: »

Also, does anyone know how to obtain old used boats?

Money helps.

wakka12

I found it very encouraging too, I never thought so many irish people cared so deeply about global warming. Maybe change might actually come sometime soon before its too late.

Woke Hogan

lola85 wrote: »

You could start by putting your phone or tablet down.

That will do more than any protest.

No it won't. You're talking ****e.

20Cent

lola85 wrote: »

You could start by putting your phone or tablet down.

That will do more than any protest.

No it won't.
There is some myth that unless you live in a cave naked eating grass one can't comment or campaign about climate change.

Thelonious Monk

lola85 wrote: »

You could start by putting your phone or tablet down.

That will do more than any protest.

Why would it? Then they wouldn't be able to partake in current society in order to try and change things for the better.

wakka12

lola85 wrote: »

You could start by putting your phone or tablet down.

That will do more than any protest.

No, it wont

randd1

hcf500 wrote: »

The recent protest in DC gave me great encouragement. I was chatting to some friends and we all thought it would be a great idea to have similar protest in cities and towns around Ireland. We will try to get a sm campaign going soon. Does anyone here have any ideas? Also, does anyone know how to obtain old used boats? They were very effective in the DC protest. Please pm if you would like to get involved

Just tell everyone there'll be free food and a chance to throw something at a politician, you'll get a savage crowd.

Though, ironically, the crowd size may depend on the weather.

hcf500

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Extinction Rebellion are going to close down Dublin for a week in October. Were none of your friends aware of this?

Every town and city in Ireland needs to be shut down. ER are not doing enough

Wayne Jarvis

hcf500 wrote: »

Every town and city in Ireland needs to be shut down. ER are not doing enough

Why not just nuke the whole planet? Climate problems will go away if there is no climate.

is_that_so

hcf500 wrote: »

Every town and city in Ireland needs to be shut down. ER are not doing enough

Sure why not? No idea what actual use it will be to piss off most of the population but great idea I guess.

dxhound2005

hcf500 wrote: »

Every town and city in Ireland needs to be shut down.

They used to shut down on Sundays.

hcf500

Continued protests would be a good idea. The lead up to cristmas should be targeted. Just noticed that when I typed Christmas. it was autocorrected to capatilize the c. I had to go back to de capatilize it!

lola85

hcf500 wrote: »

Every town and city in Ireland needs to be shut down. ER are not doing enough

And what about people trying to do a days work to feed their families?

Grow up ffs.

Wayne Jarvis

hcf500 wrote: »

Continued protests would be a good idea. The lead up to cristmas should be targeted. Just noticed that when I typed Christmas. it was autocorrected to capatilize the c. I had to go back to de capatilize it!

Go on outside for a walk pal eh?

dxhound2005

hcf500 wrote: »

Continued protests would be a good idea. The lead up to cristmas should be targeted. Just noticed that when I typed Christmas. it was autocorrected to capatilize the c. I had to go back to de capatilize it!

That's a nasty American thing you are using. Capitalise.

wakka12

is_that_so wrote: »

Sure why not? No idea what actual use it will be to piss off most of the population but great idea I guess.

Because what has peaceful protest achieved so far? It will be a far cry from the annoyance of the effects of unstoppable climate change in a few decades if this level of complacency persists

hcf500

lola85 wrote: »

And what about people trying to do a days work to feed their families?

Grow up ffs.

Im sure a few days wont hurt them and if it does, it just means they have too many children and are a problem for the climate anyway. Maybe you should grow up and take the climate seriously

Woke Hogan

lola85 wrote: »

And what about people trying to do a days work to feed their families?

Grow up ffs.

Protests need to be disruptive in order to be effective.

WB Yokes

Go ahead and protest but if they try block traffic I hope they get squashed by a bus.

dxhound2005

wakka12 wrote: »

Because what has peaceful protest achieved so far? It will be a far cry from the annoyance of the effects of unstoppable climate change in a few decades if this level of complacency persists

Unstoppable is unstoppable.

dont bother

hcf500 wrote: »

Continued protests would be a good idea. The lead up to cristmas should be targeted. Just noticed that when I typed Christmas. it was autocorrected to capatilize the c. I had to go back to de capatilize it!

woah!!!

this one here is Brainwashed to the hilt.

hahaha WHAT ?!

do you ever think about what you are saying, what you believe in and why you hold those beliefs?

is it because a blue haired lecturer in your college or school tells you all of these things and presents them all as facts?

the world is NOT ending, Climate Change can NOT be fixed by government intervention, and Greta Thunberg is a 40 year old actress posing as a child.

the climate has always been changing.

WHY would ireland take part in any of this?
it's freezing most of the time, and i personally would love a spanish climate here.


the louder you are about the "climate change" issue, the more people can tell that you have been brainwashed and havent a single thought of your own on any subject.

wakka12

lola85 wrote: »

And what about people trying to do a days work to feed their families?

Grow up ffs.

They have families and jobs too. Maybe for them its possible they can multi task and also care about bigger issues beyond their own personal needs and desires?

dont bother

hcf500 wrote: »

Im sure a few days wont hurt them and if it does, it just means they have too many children and are a problem for the climate anyway. Maybe you should grow up and take the climate seriously

maybe people should SHUT UP about the poxy climate already?

brainwashed.
stubborn
ridiculous

lola85

hcf500 wrote: »

Im sure a few days wont hurt them and if it does, it just means they have too many children and are a problem for the climate anyway. Maybe you should grow up and take the climate seriously

Are you actually for real?

is_that_so

wakka12 wrote: »

Because what has peaceful protest achieved so far? It will be a far cry from the annoyance of the effects of unstoppable climate change in a few decades if this level of complacency persists

So violence it is then? Yeah like that'll work.

dont bother

lola85 wrote: »

Are you actually for real?

they probably are.

my guess is a 18 year old female college student who just finished their first week in Maynooth.

lola85

wakka12 wrote: »

They have families and jobs too. Maybe they can multi task and also care about bigger issues beyond their own personal needs and desires?

Pretty clear he doesn’t seems he just told me I shouldn’t have kids if I have to work to feed them.

My god you people are on a different level.

wakka12

is_that_so wrote: »

So violence it is then? Yeah like that'll work.

Not violence, no.When did I ever say that? Is that the only two types of protest, not peacful = violent? I would consider this upcoming one to be a disruptive protest rather than earlier ones which were peaceful. It will get peoples attention, and thats what is needed

Wayne Jarvis

WB Yokes wrote: »

Go ahead and protest but if they try block traffic I hope they get squashed by a bus.

Think of the emissions that would result in though?

wakka12

lola85 wrote: »

Pretty clear he doesn’t seems he just told me I shouldn’t have kids if I have to work to feed them.

My god you people are on a different level.

I dont agree with his comments that people should be guilted for having children. But do you not think its an important issue for your childrens future?

is_that_so

wakka12 wrote: »

Not violence, no.When did I ever say that? Is that the only two types of protest, not peacful = violent? I would consider this upcoming one to be a disruptive protest rather than earlier ones which were peaceful. It will get peoples attention, and thats what is needed

If it "lasts" for a week it'll get all the wrong kind of attention. You need to persuade not make people subject to other people's delusions.

gifted

When I read or hear the words Climate Change, I immediately think that this is gonna cost me money.....It should not be that way but it is, hence so much opposition to change.....

hcf500

lola85 wrote: »

Pretty clear he doesn’t seems he just told me I shouldn’t have kids if I have to work to feed them.

My god you people are on a different level.

Why did you presume my gender? Maybe you should have asked if you wanted to refer to by gender

jim salter

Absolute bunch of clowns. The need to be part of something and to be seen to be 'helping' the world is laughable.

How can so many people have been so unloved as children or, are most of these still children?

Clowns

lola85

hcf500 wrote: »

Why did you presume my gender? Maybe you should have asked if you wanted to refer to by gender

Don’t melt now.

wakka12

is_that_so wrote: »

If it "lasts" for a week it'll get all the wrong kind of attention. You need to persuade not make people subject to other people's delusions.

Its pretty obvious that people like you will never be persuaded by argument, and are set in your ways. So what is the alternative?

Arghus

Ah, look fair play to you but you won't get much sympathy from them round here, that's just the way they are.

jim salter

hcf500 wrote: »

Why did you presume my gender? Maybe you should have asked if you wanted to refer to by gender

This sums up the world we live in now. SMH

Woodsie1

wakka12 wrote: »

Its pretty obvious that people like you will never be persuaded by argument, and are set in your ways. So what is the alternative?

Fcuk off to Leinster house and protest and leave the normal folk to go about their lives uninterrupted.

dxhound2005

wakka12 wrote: »

Its pretty obvious that people like you will never be persuaded by argument, and are set in your ways. So what is the alternative?

Higher carbon tax.

is_that_so

wakka12 wrote: »

Its pretty obvious that people like you will never be persuaded by argument, and are set in your ways. So what is the alternative?

Oh, I can always be persuaded but you're doing a very poor job of it. The alternative is for you to figure out. Street protests really don't work, peaceful, "disruptive" or violent.

dont bother

wakka12 wrote: »

Its pretty obvious that people like you will never be persuaded by argument, and are set in your ways. So what is the alternative?

the alternative is to forget about all the nonsense you have been brainwashed to believe, then simply DO NOTHING.

why do nothing?

because, as you said yourself CLIMATE CHANGE IS UNSTOPPABLE.

if it's unstoppable, why would you want to bring attention to the world governments about the issue, when they will merely extract money from the already working poor to pay for NOTHING, and then the world ends anyway.

well?

what's the actual point of doing anything about "it"? when "it" is unstoppable anyway.

What is government intervention going to do?

Woke Hogan

Woodsie1 wrote: »

Fcuk off to Leinster house and protest and leave the normal folk to go about their lives uninterrupted.

Protests need to be disruptive in order to be effective.

is_that_so

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Protests need to be disruptive in order to be effective.

How does one measure effective, now?

dxhound2005

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Protests need to be disruptive in order to be effective.

Who do you want to disrupt?

Woodsie1

Woke Hogan wrote: »

Protests need to be disruptive in order to be effective.

Good luck gaining allies with that b0ll0x carry on.

no.8

Soon enough us silly Earthlings will realise that we have only 1 home and there are no other viable or reachable alternatives to migrate to.
With that It's good to see reactive Irish people in action. In my experience we (as a collective) are some of the most blatant fence-sitters and cynical nations out there so credit to them.

Maybe its too late , maybe its not but just think of the world you'd like your children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren to live in? If theres anything we can do to prevent a mass migration to the north and uninhabitable equatorial regions then we bloody well should do something about it.