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This is one way of inconveniencing people. Road closures are another way. Like many protest tactics, it doesn't bring about change, until it does. The Just Stop
by anigbrowl 2y ago
This is one way of inconveniencing people. Road closures are another way. Like many protest tactics, it doesn't bring about change, until it does. The Just Stop Oil protesters are using an 'earned media' strategy that has proven successful for decades. Publicity stunts draw attention, and even negative attention (in the short term) often yields dividends over the long term.
- fzeroracer 2y agoWho are they inconveniencing? Who are they making reconsider their stance? What are their explicit demands? A protest needs a target audience, a target and a set of demands. They have none of the above. Occupy Wall Street for example had two of the three, but ultimately failed in most of its goals because it didn't have a concrete demand. And that was an example of a protest on a far larger scale.
- anigbrowl 2y agoThey are inconveniencing people who work in and visit museums, people who use motorways, car dealers and so on. They're hoping to force change in government policies. This is obviously not happened yet, though they claim a success in halting the issue of new oil and gas exploration licenses in UK territorial waters. I think their explicit demands are extremely obvious, right there in the name of the organization 'Just Stop Oil.' A visit to their website (cryptically named https://juststopoil.org https://juststopoil.org) lays out 3 simple demands: Demand 1: No New Oil and Gas Licences – WON! Demand 2: Just Stop Oil by 2030. We need a Fossil Fuel Treaty. Amazingly, they have a whole page on the website which discusses these in greater detail. In all honesty, I find it hard to believe you are as mystified as your post suggests.