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> I feel pretty helpless and confused If it helps, you are not alone. I felt helpless and frustrated for a long time myself. One thing that gives me hope at th
by perfunctory 7y ago
> I feel pretty helpless and confused
If it helps, you are not alone. I felt helpless and frustrated for a long time myself. One thing that gives me hope at the moment is Extinction Rebellion. I realise it's not for everyone but I believe they are the best chance we have right now.
- bamboozled 7y agoThanks for getting back to me. In what way does Extinction Rebellion give you hope?
- perfunctory 7y agoI begin to think that mass civil resistance movement is the only way to achieve deep structural social change. And deep structural changes is what we need to avert climate change. Think about historical precedents. Women suffrage, civil rights, anti-war movement, gay rights. None of these changes were initiated by the government. I also think XR is correct in saying that traditional methods of campaigning of the last 30 years have failed. It's time to try something new. Civil disobedience. A nice feature of these tactics is that you don't need the majority. Apparently it takes 3.5% of the population to take part in sustained active resistance to bring about radical change [0]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w