School kids protest climate change

[Ban-jani]

I don't understand why these kids are getting grief for trying to make a positive change. Because some of them got there in a car they can't protest about climate change? Are they only allowed to protest if they march in recycled flip flops?

It’s the establishment right that have a problem and their gammon friends in the public.

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

No, I know fuck all about them on an individual basis so I'm trying not to make gigantic general assumptions about them.

Not sure its a gigantic general assumption to say that the children of today like using phones and computers and having the comfort of cars, TVs, air travel etc. Pretty much a given I would have thought

 

[happyman]

The environment is very very important of course but are we genuinely going to change? All we hear from adults is how we need to earn more money on a national level and all we hear from kids is what next best electronic thing they can own, and of course walking anywhere is out of the question.
Personally I would love to revert back to villages and eating locally grown food but that isn't possible without a population drop of biblical proportions, we are where we are and we're going to use resources until there's little or nowt left and that means even the people protesting today when the novelty of protest wears off and the new iphone comes out. It's admirable that they want to make a difference but just like Jonny Rotten they'll be selling the metaphorical butter when the moneyman comes calling.

 

[Sean85]

It’s the establishment right that have a problem and their gammon friends in the public.

What logical reason could they or anyone have for criticising these kids for exercising their democratic rights? It's not these old farts who'll have to live with the consequences though so they probably just don't care, if that's the case I'd rather they just came out and said it

 

[Sean85]

Not sure its a gigantic general assumption to say that the children of today like using phones and computers and having the comfort of cars, TVs, air travel etc. Pretty much a given I would have thought

Does that mean they can't protest against climate change?

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

Does that mean they can't protest against climate change?

Not at all. It may just help if they did something about it themselves.

 

[Ban-jani]

What logical reason could they or anyone have for criticising these kids for exercising their democratic rights? It's not these old farts who'll have to live with the consequences though so they probably just don't care, if that's the case I'd rather they just came out and said it

They don’t deal in logic, they just live their lives in their bubble of convenience.

Warnock summed how these cretins think “to hell with the rest of the world” he said.

 

[Sean85]

Not at all. It may just help if they did something about it themselves.

Like highlighting their concerns to the people in a position to do something about it?

 

[Sean85]

They don’t deal in logic, they just live their lives in their bubble of convenience.

Warnock summed how these cretins think “to hell with the rest of the world” he said.

True, as long as they're alright/ don't lose face they don't care. It's a game to them, it's sad really

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

Like highlighting their concerns to the people in a position to do something about it?

No, like coming off their gadgets.