I'm not trying to justify violence. I'm predicting it. I simply think it is unrealistic to think that the reaction to environmental issues will stay pacifist,

I'm not trying to justify violence. I'm predicting it. I simply think it is unrealistic to think that the reaction to environmental issues will stay pacifist, when these issues become more critical and directly felt. Just think of what things like mass migrations and environmental hardships and calamities have triggered in history. Pair that with a movement that has been trying to prevent it for more than half a century (by now), but was constantly met with disbelief and excuses. Put this mixture under enough pressure and it combusts.