In less than a year, Climate Defiance has drawn the admiration of activists and the ire of government leaders and CEOs. It may be a sign of an appetite among activists for more peaceful but confrontational direct action.
In particular, they were willing to show up inside high-dollar fundraisers. Demonstrating the ability to interfere with fundraising gets politicians ears fast.
It’s also far more likely to get through the information bouble around them. A lot of the places where politicians get their info tend to try insulate and downplay protests and the like.
Making noise is the only way things actually get done in this world. Asking politely gets you nowhere. Squeaky wheel gets the grease and all that
In particular, they were willing to show up inside high-dollar fundraisers. Demonstrating the ability to interfere with fundraising gets politicians ears fast.
It’s also far more likely to get through the information bouble around them. A lot of the places where politicians get their info tend to try insulate and downplay protests and the like.
Not just making noise but stopping the capitalists from doing doing business. Make them do more than notice, force them to react.