I see that some people are beginning to voice the view that the "Extinction Rebellion" activists have "gone too far". Of course, if you follow their extinction of the human race rhetoric, it is hardly surprising that they go to extremes. Those who indulge in such rhetoric are hardly free of responsibility for what follows.
What I still find striking is the lack of knowledge and focus. I saw one protester quoted in The Times who said he was furious that the mainstream media did not report on environmentalism adequately. Asked for evidence he said he didn't have any because he did "not read newspapers." I would have thought that if you really believe what the protester say they do, a little bit of research might be appropriate.
Mind you, I don't believe that real progress on climate change will actually come from all these protests. Real change will come from people in committee rooms passing new regulations and creating new technologies to solve the problems.
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