{"id":1431873,"date":"2022-04-11T20:29:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T00:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1431873"},"modified":"2022-04-11T20:29:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T00:29:38","slug":"left-wing-activist-group-suggests-deflating-suv-tires-to-fight-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-activist-group-suggests-deflating-suv-tires-to-fight-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-Wing Activist Group Suggests Deflating SUV Tires To Fight Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleft-wing-activist-group-suggests-deflating-suv-tires-to-fight-climate-change%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1431873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Flat-tire.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A left-wing environmental activist group proposed deflating the tires of sports utility vehicles as a radical act of protest against climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Adbusters, an activist group that describes itself as a \u201ccollective of artists, designers, writers, musicians, poets, punks, philosophers and wild hearts has been smashing ads, fighting corruption and speaking truth to power,\u201d and has been tied to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/10\/20\/141526467\/exploring-occupy-wall-streets-adbuster-origins\">Occupy Wall Street<\/a> protests in 2011, called for activists to deflate SUV tires in a Twitter thread on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime to do something about SUVs,\u201d the group wrote. \u201cThey\u2019re the 2nd-largest contributor to the increase in global CO2 emissions since 2010, more than aviation. This is a gentle escalation of methods to drive the urgency of this climate crisis home and engender a systemic aversion to SUVs.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Time to do something about SUVs.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re the 2nd-largest contributor to the increase in global CO2 emissions since 2010, more than aviation.<\/p>\n<p>This is a gentle escalation of methods to drive the urgency of this climate crisis home and engender a systemic aversion to SUVs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aoxLfZpjUt\">pic.twitter.com\/aoxLfZpjUt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adbusters (@Adbusters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adbusters\/status\/1511762745666174977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSo here\u2019s what we do: Wedge gravel in the tire valves, leaflet the SUV to let them know the tires are flat and why it was done, and walk away,\u201d the organization wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s that simple. If we organize, we can hit enough SUVs in particular neighborhoods to spark reporting and spread the metameme. We do this neighbourhood-at-a-time to make the biggest splash. Organize a crew (off of any traceable apps) and make leaflets that lay out the case for climate action. The mission is not to win individual converts at this point, but to engender a systemic aversion to SUVs. Climate change is the biggest crisis we\u2019ve faced as a species, and we are failing the test at every step. It is time for us to carefully escalate our methods in a non-violent manner and convey the seriousness of this crisis in tangible ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cA flat tire is non-violent,\u201d Adbusters continued. \u201cThere is no property damage. But it is a huge pain in the a**. We\u2019ve seen this method succeed in Sweden, and have initial success in the UK with [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/mar\/18\/tyre-extinguishers-deflating-suv-tyres-as-a-form-of-climate-action\">Tyre Extinguishers<\/a>] <\/span>(articles warning off SUV purchases at risk of being targeted). Time to go global. Targeting SUVs is good way to hit the automotive industry where it hurts. SUV sales are playing a massive role in the expansion of the auto industry, both as a percentage of global market share and in total numbers. And that increase is setting the climate back massively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group recommended targeting wealthy areas, to begin with, saying that its goal \u201cisn\u2019t to disrupt workers,\u201d and to avoid targeting vehicles that have disabled stickers or handicap hangers.<\/p>\n<p>Adbusters also posted a sample leaflet for activists to place on the windshields of vehicles they target.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour tires are flat,\u201d the leaflet reads. \u201cIt isn\u2019t personal. SUVs are disproportionately fueling the climate crisis. They\u2019re the 2nd-largest contributor to increasing CO2 emissions since 2010. And they\u2019re totally unnecessary. The climate crisis is spiraling out of control, making drastic action necessary. So we deflated your tires. Walk, bike, take public transit if you have to. But it\u2019s time to end our reliance on these gas-guzzling behemoths.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s a leaflet you can put on SUV windshields when you deflate their tires to convey the message. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gn6sO9KYoG\">pic.twitter.com\/gn6sO9KYoG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adbusters (@Adbusters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adbusters\/status\/1512124386932711446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Critics on Twitter blasted the group, noting that the idea is ineffective, criminal, and possibly dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I\u2019m] sure ruining someone\u2019s day is a great way to make them agree with you,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/p5k000\/status\/1512308614815436801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1512308614815436801%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fp5k0002Fstatus2F1512308614815436801widget%3DTweet\">user<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people don\u2019t carry a tire pump. They\u2019re going to call a tow truck to either tow them because they don\u2019t know the tire is still good or to reinflate the tire. The tow truck is way less efficient, burning fuel and unnecessary. They\u2019re now p***** off and way less sympathetic,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SandorPike\/status\/1512302418297503749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1512302418297503749%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FSandorPike2Fstatus2F1512302418297503749widget%3DTweet\">wrote<\/a> another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMalicious vandalism comes with occupational hazards,\u201d a user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ResultFilms\/status\/1512919008789606405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1512919008789606405%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FResultFilms2Fstatus2F1512919008789606405widget%3DTweet\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree days in and Twitter is like yeah, encouraging property damage is totes fine,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karol\/status\/1512984184595394564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1512984184595394564%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fkarol2Fstatus2F1512984184595394564widget%3DTweet\">critic<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@TwitterSafety<\/span>, pretty sure this is illegal,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeWept\/status\/1512944585919459328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1512944585919459328%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FGeorgeWept2Fstatus2F1512944585919459328widget%3DTweet\">said<\/a> another.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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