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The memes of the climate

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The climate of the memes of the climate!

Planet is on fire!

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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/climatememes
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Governments are increasingly targeting activists with repressions. Why not follow the science and actually save our climate? This would end climate protests really quickly. There is little explanation except for malice that the combination of criminalizing activists and continuing emissions seems preferable.

Recent examples: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68317295 https://www.lto.de/recht/nachrichten/n/olg-karlsruhe-2ors35ss120-23-freispruch-aufgehoben-urteil-ag-freiburg-letzte-generation-strasse-blockade-klima-noetigung/

Reminder: Posting and liking memes is great, but real change comes from actions. If you are as concerned as we are about climate change, please consider joining or supporting climate activists near you.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Amrchair activism isn't pointless, changing minds IS real change. if all you can do is post memes then post the best damn memes you can make and keep the conversation going.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I'm doing my best. Unfortunately however, I do believe we are in a position where this is not sufficient anymore so I'm also joining activists in the street and invite everyone to at least think about doing the same.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

how does one find climate activists near me?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If you can't find local advertisements, you can look through social media. Some big ones are fridays for future and the a22 network. For some of them, you can also help remotely. You could also look for some kind of green party or ask some of the larger players whether they know anyone.

If you are involved in science, also take a look at scientist rebellion.

https://a22network.org/

https://fridaysforfuture.org/

https://scientistrebellion.org/

[–] doingthestuff -4 points 9 months ago

Climate activists generally criminalize themselves, meaning they break existing laws. It doesn't help the popularity of their cause either. I'm not saying there's never a reason to take protesting to the next level, but often these "crimes" are committed by people under 25 who even insurance companies recognize haven't fully developed the concept of consequences for their actions.