Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 10 months agoProtesters blocked lane of SH1 at Wellington's Terrace Tunnelwww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkProtesters blocked lane of SH1 at Wellington's Terrace Tunnelwww.rnz.co.nzIlovethebomb@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 10 months agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-text
It was only a matter of time before an irate tradie threw hands at them. We don’t get paid to sit in traffic.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·10 months agoIt kinda does matter what they’re saying about you when you’re trying to get public support for a cause though.
minus-squareSamC@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoI have heard anecdotally that when these sorts of protests are going on, the “mainstream” environmental organisations get a lot more interest. So it could be that it is actually working, even though most people don’t like the tactics.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoIt won’t, because their demands simply aren’t feasible or cost effective.
It kinda does matter what they’re saying about you when you’re trying to get public support for a cause though.
I have heard anecdotally that when these sorts of protests are going on, the “mainstream” environmental organisations get a lot more interest. So it could be that it is actually working, even though most people don’t like the tactics.
It won’t, because their demands simply aren’t feasible or cost effective.