I was one of a group of Just Stop Oil activists given the longest-ever UK sentences for peaceful motorway. Six months into my incarceration, this is what I have learned
Not directly related to climate change, but Just Stop Oil has been in the news a lot.
The way these protesters is a disgrace for our democracies. Why are there no riots? Why are we so numb towards these injustices?
In the following days, we are sickened by the racially motivated hate riots whipped up by social media posts and exacerbated by irresponsible political rhetoric. Later, those arrested for violent assault and arson will be sentenced to an average of two years. The contrast between their sentences and my own feels grim and stark. Fellow prisoners tell me they are shocked by the discrepancy.
disgusting
Meanwhile the yatchs of oil billionaires sit in the waters you can dive in. With trivial dive training and basic equipment (an underwater propulsion Device, and an underwater drill with a lock hole cutting bit attached), you could probably send some of them under.
There’s a whole bunch of relatively harmless but quite symbolic targets out there if you’re creative and inconspicuous enough.
I’m glad you were put in prison. Go protest in front of where politicians live or in front of the parlament. Don’t inconvenience normal people.
Best case scenario, you achieved to piss of a bunch of random people. Worst case you killed someone who was having a heart attack and being rushed to the hospital.
Go protest in front of a politicians house yourself!
I will if I feel like our politicians deserve it. I definitely won’t hold people hostage to try and get them to sympathise with me…
Nobody wants your sympathy, you selfish prick. Politicians will never change their minds, oligarchs will never change their minds. Begging selfish idiots on the internet to please consider changing their minds doesn’t work either. Direct action, it’s all anyone has left.
You support stopping random people from going where they’re going but I’m the selfish prick…
Edit: I’m not begging anyone to do anything. I’m arguing with logic… That seems to be aggrevating to people like you.
Edit2: also I’m not trying to get people’s sympathy. The people protesting are…
Seems like the lesson is “Don’t bother doing non-violent protest. You’ll go to jail anyway. Shoot a CEO, become a hero.”