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It was never about holding museums accountable for taking donations from the fossil fuel industry. That doesn't even make sense. If a fossil fuel company is gi
by JoeyBananas 4y ago
It was never about holding museums accountable for taking donations from the fossil fuel industry. That doesn't even make sense. If a fossil fuel company is giving the museum money and not the other way around, those donations are making the fossil fuel company less profitable. Therefore they are helping the environment.
IMO the problem with these protests is that the relationship between the action they are taking and the goal they want to achieve is not clear. It is getting into "toddler having a temper tantrum" territory. At best, it's purely performative.
- anigbrowl 4y agoYour first inference is invalid; you overlook the strategic value of buying good PR. Your second likewise overlooks the strategic value of cultivating notoriety. Most people understand it just fine and simply want to rationalize the unpleasant ideas away, but here we are talking about them. If you still don't get it then I suggest researching the history of radical political movements and you'll find plenty of historical examples to compare.