Fed Up Canadian
Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion hyped large-scale protests in Melbourne to shut down streets in the name of science but failed to gather support fom city locals in the midst of a cost of living crisis.
The protesters, barely exceeding two dozen on Friday, were determined to dodge my questions. Cloaked behind masks, they advocated for climate change mitigation, completely oblivious to the irony that their disposable masks were contributing to the environmental crisis they so vehemently claimed to defend.
What struck me was the blatant disregard for the working class despite calling for empathy from others. Their protest was disrupting the everyday lives of people who are already struggling to make ends meet.
I posed a question to them: how do they expect to win over the working class by causing such disruptions during such an already challenging time?
These sentiments were shared by others watching the spectacle. One onlooker felt that protests like these just breed more frustration and drive people away from the cause.
