August 27 2023 Black Rock Desert, NEVADA - "30 seconds, send your leader to my vehicle, let's talk, get off the fucken road" - Tribal Ranger announced on the...
The problem is that then the people are never heard. I used to think this way too but they have a point, if they aren’t literally in your face, you’re going to walk right past them. We’ve all seen people on the sidewalk handing out flyers trying to get the word out - how many of us stop to read it? <10%? <1%?
You don’t need to take and read their flyer to get the message… I can agree with their message, and still be pissed off that they’re causing a disruption in my day. These kinds of people only hurt the cause.
Sure, and at the end of the day do you think anyone in they miles long line of cars is more concerned about climate change than they were before, or do they just hate climate changes activists a little more than they did before?
It kind of seems like a no win situation, either people don’t care or they’re pissed off. There probably needs to be more thought put in to find a way to get people to listen without making them hate the protesters.
It’s a no win scenario no matter what, that’s what I mean. If they get in your face people don’t like them and we get these arguments. If they protest over there in the protest spot they get ignored. If no one protests then nothing gets done. There are no valid options. I don’t like it, but I don’t blame them either for being frustrated that no one cares
I get being frustrated, but I think the actions they end up taking as a result of that frustration drives even more people away, hurting more than helping. Nobody likes traffic jams, even seeing pictures of traffic upsets people. There have to be better ways to get people’s attention.
The problem is that then the people are never heard. I used to think this way too but they have a point, if they aren’t literally in your face, you’re going to walk right past them. We’ve all seen people on the sidewalk handing out flyers trying to get the word out - how many of us stop to read it? <10%? <1%?
You don’t need to take and read their flyer to get the message… I can agree with their message, and still be pissed off that they’re causing a disruption in my day. These kinds of people only hurt the cause.
Sure, and at the end of the day do you think anyone in they miles long line of cars is more concerned about climate change than they were before, or do they just hate climate changes activists a little more than they did before?
It kind of seems like a no win situation, either people don’t care or they’re pissed off. There probably needs to be more thought put in to find a way to get people to listen without making them hate the protesters.
It’s a no win scenario no matter what, that’s what I mean. If they get in your face people don’t like them and we get these arguments. If they protest over there in the protest spot they get ignored. If no one protests then nothing gets done. There are no valid options. I don’t like it, but I don’t blame them either for being frustrated that no one cares
I get being frustrated, but I think the actions they end up taking as a result of that frustration drives even more people away, hurting more than helping. Nobody likes traffic jams, even seeing pictures of traffic upsets people. There have to be better ways to get people’s attention.