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Sorry but this achieve nothing. This activism does two things, it makes the those participating feel righteous and gives the press a great story to denigrate activism.
Neither helps.
People get mad at climate protesters for throwing things on art and tell them to protest rich people propagating climate change instead. Here they are, finally protesting against the rich and people still find things to get mad at them about.
Yeah, because the pearl-clutching was never honest to begin with.
It's hardly a new thing, after all -- MLK called out the same types back in the day.
Whiny reactionaries are worthless and deserve to be ignored.
Sorry but your example is the same as the original one.
Performance that does nothing.