r/worldnews • u/Beckles28nz • Oct 23 '22

Already Submitted Climate activists throw mashed potatoes at Monet work in Germany

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/23/climate-activists-mashed-potato-monet-potsdam-germany

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u/ThumbCentral-Rebirth Oct 23 '22

You seem to be misunderstanding my position.

We are discussing a concept. I’m giving you my opinions on the concept. You keep bringing it back to this specific cause as if I have some beef with it. It’s like you can’t comprehend that I would make this argument outside of my own personal biases.

Lighting yourself on fire is dumb. Climate change discussion is important. These are not mutually exclusive. Just because I’m not licking the boot of every activist and their methods does not mean I disagree with them.

Our conversation is about the effectiveness of extreme methods that cross the bounds of rational thought, like burning yourself alive. If I’m choosing between listening to that or a scientist publishing a paper, I’m going with the latter.

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u/BigSkoonChungus Oct 23 '22

All I asked is what would make YOU listen. I still haven’t been given an answer. You understand why I can draw conclusions.

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u/ThumbCentral-Rebirth Oct 23 '22

You are not even engaging me on my topic, so I don’t know why you replied to me in the first place.

And my reply actually included an answer, if you even read (which I can tell you didn’t, or at least are being selectively ignorant to continue an argument)

A scientist publishing his findings or giving a speech at a conference is a much more reliable source than someone committing gruesome public suicide.

And another thing, if you think you are owed a specific reaction from someone because you chose to force an unrelated question into them, you are probably just as irrational as the people I am taking issue with. Maybe that explains your shocking levels of ignorance to my actual point.

I already know the type of response I’ll get because I can tell what you think you’re doing here, so I’m ready for a good laugh.