THE Dulwich Despatch Summer 2023
Toby While these types of protests can disrupt the daily lives of the public, if uninterrupted, these issues would only increase the amount of damage being done to our planet. One of the main goals of what are considered to be ‘ extreme ’ protests is to raise awareness of global warming and what we can do to prevent it. Names like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have become known by all and inspired many people to take action themselves. Additionally, while blocking
roadways can lead to initial traffic, events like these are quickly publicized via the news before any major blockages and can prevent hundreds of cars from further polluting the air that we have to inhale. Also, the point about Van Gogh ’ s work potentially being sold to help the protesters ’ cause is invalid as the painting had been acquired by the National Gallery almost 100 years ago, indicating that it was not going to be sold anytime soon and even if it was sold, it would be highly illogical for the gallery to simply give the money away to charity. Jenson However, I want to reiterate my point, and the public's view. We support your cause. We do think that the Government needs to do more. But the time will come. We are currently in a energy crisis and cutting oil will make it worse. We need to invest in renewable sources, not cutting all our heat. As shown by a recent poll, the public do support their cause but think their methods are not effective. They have shot themselves in the foot, ruined their own reputation. Blocking traffic will also cause more congestion, more pollution which is what we want to avoid! I believe that these protesters ’ demands need to be met with some kind of common sense but their action can never be justified. Toby Something that I feel you have overlooked this whole time is the very reason that people believe in extreme protests in the first place. Extreme protest is not something people enjoy doing. People are forced to use extreme protest to raise awareness in extremely short periods of time. It has reached to the point at which we cannot sit idly by and watch as we drive ourselves to extinction. It is of the utmost importance that we do whatever is necessary to reverse the effects of climate change. 2010 - 2019 was the hottest decade in recorded history and millions have lost their homes due to climate change but all you care about is the fact that it causes a minor annoyance to a few people who need to get to work? Surely you can see which is the more major issue?
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