Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 2 years agoProtesters blocked lane of SH1 at Wellington's Terrace Tunnelwww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square58linkfedilinkfile-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-down3·2 years 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-up5·2 years 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-down2·2 years 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.