Opinion: Extinction Rebellion shut down parts of London – and brought much-needed attention to climate change

Sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll: The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of ScienceIt started on a busy Monday morning in April. Around 11 a.m., a pink boat emblazoned with TELL THE TRUTH was dragged into the middle of Oxford Circus – the busiest shopping district in all of Europe. It was swiftly followed by dozens of activists who glued themselves to the vessel, and thousands more who swarmed around them, bringing the busy intersection to a grinding halt.

It’s hard not to see their logic. British protesters have blocked roadways before – way back in the 1990s, Reclaim the Streets held day-long parties that remain the stuff of legend. But Extinction Rebellion – which was founded in 2018 by a bunch of pensioners, teachers and everyday folk in the small countryside town of Stroud – took things to the next level, camping out at these locations for an entire week.

Friendly festivities aside, XR made non-violent civil disobedience a key tactic. The protesters’ mission was to be arrested. Activists glued themselves to the boat, as well as to buildings, buses and city streets. A few fearless rebels even glued themselves to the top of a train at Canary Wharf as it pulled into the station.

GlobeDebate Boy, the KoolAid they have been served must have been awesome!

GlobeDebate Yawn!

GlobeDebate Much needed attention my ass They broke laws and acted like spoiled children having a tantrum because their demands aren't being met Society has never been more engaged in an issue than they are in climate change

GlobeDebate Any of these people actually do any research on the topic? Blind leading the blind

GlobeDebate This is what it will look like come election time people racing to the polls to rid of the liberal party yay cant wait :-)

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