Notes on Extinction Rebellion
If nothing else, lovely to see areas of London car-free for a few days over Easter. ‘Support for Extinction Rebellion soars after Easter protests’ proclaimed yesterday’s Guardian, with a total of £365,000 being pledged towards the environmental group since January this year. Compare this with the £1 billion raised for rebuilding Notre Dame within a matter of days of the blaze (and talking of blazes, is anyone bothered about the 4,000 acres of Yorkshire moorland recently destroyed by fire? Shall we have vigils and donations and tree-plantings?). It’s bizarre where people’s priorities lie.
Fictitious British news reporter Johnathan Pye sums up things pretty well in this video.
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