[Politics] Extinction Rebellion protester grounds plane at London City...

[nicko31]

Bit torn on this is one.

One side of me says, FFS I've got a business meeting on Dublin, who is this t*sser ruining my day?

The other says, you know what, this guy is doing what I would never be prepared to do. He's getting a criminal record to highlight the desperate state of our climate, there's nothing in it for him at all. We all need to wake up...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQiTHRrJKAE

 

[Wrong-Direction]

https://youtu.be/feeFO_LHOu8

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[highflyer]

I support all this personally - but I was expecting it to get an almost universally negative response.

But actually...not so much (though obviously some) - suprising how much support, or at last understanding, there is now (outside the tabloid press and the hard-core right wing).

That Johnathon Pie thing (tired as it is) summing it up beautifully.

 

[bhanutz]

put the idiot in prison!

 

[blue-shifted]

I suppose whether your in favour of it or not depends on the relative importance you place your business trip to Ireland which might win you a few brownie points with the boss and the possibility of life continuing on earth.

 

[highflyer]

put the idiot in prison!

Errmmm Isn't that just what he's expecting them to do?

No - I say don't give him what he wants.
Release him!

 

[Ernest]

Someone sat on the roof of a plane now, why not just take off

 

[nicko31]

I support all this personally - but I was expecting it to get an almost universally negative response.

But actually...not so much (though obviously some) - suprising how much support, or at last understanding, there is now (outside the tabloid press and the hard-core right wing).

That Johnathon Pie thing (tired as it is) summing it up beautifully.

I personally wouldn't condone ER taking actions that put people's lives in danger.

But delaying a flight full of business people going to Dublin for an hour or so to get publicity for a desperate cause is good work.

 

[Wellesley]

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Interesting Andrew Neil 'Extinction Rebellion' interview.

 

[BBassic]

someone sat on the roof of a plane now, why not just take off

helf n savety gon mad innit

 

[A1X]

Who do these ******** think they are? Don't they realise that people WANT to live on a dying planet breathing pollution and dying early? Who even needs water anyway?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Protest in towns and cities, fair enough. Gain as much attention to the cause as possible - also fair enough.

Disrupting a relatively small number of people intending to fly is the behaviour of an utter selfish wanker. It's not for me, this bloke. No better than people who flew drones in order to stop people flying to or from Gatwick. They don't have the right to disrupt people's lives.

 

[BBassic]

Protest in towns and cities, fair enough. Gain as much attention to the cause as possible - also fair enough.

Disrupting a relatively small number of people intending to fly is the behaviour of an utter selfish wanker. It's not for me, this bloke. No better than people who flew drones in order to stop people flying to or from Gatwick. They don't have the right to disrupt people's lives.

One could argue that governments and corporations etc etc don't have the right to f**k our planet in the arse with a barbed wire dildo, no lube and nary a cuddle after.

As for this particular act of protest every little helps (the irony of using the slogan of a big corporation isn't lost on me)

 

[bhanutz]

Errmmm Isn't that just what he's expecting them to do?

No - I say don't give him what he wants.
Release him!

Who cares what he wants... 5 years inside will do the job!

 

[Ninja Elephant]

One could argue that governments and corporations etc etc don't have the right to f**k our planet in the arse with a barbed wire dildo, no lube and nary a cuddle after.

As for this particular act of protest every little helps (the irony of using the slogan of a big corporation isn't lost on me)

What good did he do on the plane this morning? None. It was the act of a selfish wanker. Who wants to be delayed on a plane by a preacher? The flight is happening regardless, he's offering nothing.

I understand what they're protesting about and why, and obviously climate change is THE single most important thing to address (rather than Rooney's wife vs Vardy's wife) - but one prat on a plane isn't the way. It gets publicity, but not sympathetic publicity. March through London, fine. Give public interviews to educate the electorate to elect people with appropriate views on how to combat climate change, etc. But gluing yourself to a train? Standing up and refusing to leave a plan? Piss off.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Someone sat on the roof of a plane now, why not just take off

There's something very sinister about their logo.....

Also it's plain dumb to start f ing about with planes, he should and hopefully will get a custodial sentence.

And on a slightly lighter note:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUS9htHp580


TNBA

TTF

 

[highflyer]

Who cares what he wants... 5 years inside will do the job!

what 'job' exactly?

 

[nicko31]

Protest in towns and cities, fair enough. Gain as much attention to the cause as possible - also fair enough.

Disrupting a relatively small number of people intending to fly is the behaviour of an utter selfish wanker. It's not for me, this bloke. No better than people who flew drones in order to stop people flying to or from Gatwick. They don't have the right to disrupt people's lives.

Why selfish, more like selfless, he ain't getting paid and is making a personal sacrifice to expose a threat to mankind. Can't really compare with the drones at Gatwick that effected over 100,000 people causing 100's of flights to be cancelled. that's just a little silly.

You could argue flying is a privilege of rich westerners, not a right...

 

[BBassic]

What good did he do on the plane this morning? None. It was the act of a selfish wanker. Who wants to be delayed on a plane by a preacher? The flight is happening regardless, he's offering nothing.

I understand what they're protesting about and why, and obviously climate change is THE single most important thing to address (rather than Rooney's wife vs Vardy's wife) - but one prat on a plane isn't the way. It gets publicity, but not sympathetic publicity. March through London, fine. Give public interviews to educate the electorate to elect people with appropriate views on how to combat climate change, etc. But gluing yourself to a train? Standing up and refusing to leave a plan? Piss off.

It's that.

Sympathetic or not, we're talking about it and so are the newspapers.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

I support all this personally - but I was expecting it to get an almost universally negative response.

But actually...not so much (though obviously some) - suprising how much support, or at last understanding, there is now (outside the tabloid press and the hard-core right wing).

That Johnathon Pie thing (tired as it is) summing it up beautifully.

I'd have thought someone with your Profile Name would have wanted planes to be in the air !!