Tbh I likely thought of this too negatively. I guess I’m just a bit sad that getting Labour to stop new permits (not end any of the existing ones) is framed as one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history.
I wholeheartedly agree that “no more acceleration of the bad thing” is a far cry from comfort. I would love if “compelled the government to do SOMETHING that isn’t in pursuit of infinite profit” were eclipsed by some other direct action campaign. In my ignorance I am likely forgetting something the same way I can’t conjure the right word in a wordle puzzle. But in the last, say, 5 years do we have a long list of successes that eclipse this? I would put forth that we do not.
Tbh I likely thought of this too negatively. I guess I’m just a bit sad that getting Labour to stop new permits (not end any of the existing ones) is framed as one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history.
I wholeheartedly agree that “no more acceleration of the bad thing” is a far cry from comfort. I would love if “compelled the government to do SOMETHING that isn’t in pursuit of infinite profit” were eclipsed by some other direct action campaign. In my ignorance I am likely forgetting something the same way I can’t conjure the right word in a wordle puzzle. But in the last, say, 5 years do we have a long list of successes that eclipse this? I would put forth that we do not.
I agree, and this is why I’m a bit sad. The last few years have been marked by losses. But I will try not to be such a doomer.