{"id":2058156,"date":"2023-10-06T15:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T19:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-change-activists-try-their-stunt-on-one-of-countrys-busiest-streets-it-doesnt-end-well-for-them\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T15:46:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T19:46:18","slug":"climate-change-activists-try-their-stunt-on-one-of-countrys-busiest-streets-it-doesnt-end-well-for-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-change-activists-try-their-stunt-on-one-of-countrys-busiest-streets-it-doesnt-end-well-for-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate activists&#8217; street stunt goes awry on busy road."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fclimate-change-activists-try-their-stunt-on-one-of-countrys-busiest-streets-it-doesnt-end-well-for-them%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=2058156&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--><h2>This is a story about idiot climate protesters,\u2063 but let\u2019s\u200b start with a different idiotic protest:\u200b the national anthem \u2062protests that rocked the NFL in 2016.<\/h2>\n<p>Then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback \u2062Colin Kaepernick sparked a wave of controversy when \u200bhe began\u2064 kneeling during\u200b the recital of \u201cThe \u2062Star-Spangled Banner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He invited others \u2064to join him,\u200c and some partook in the \u2062stunt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colin-kaepernicks-pathetic-letter-nfl-owner-pleading-return-released-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaepernick<\/a> has long claimed that he \u200bengaged in these protests \u2062to combat racial injustice and push\u200d police reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Two quick \u2062thoughts on\u200c that:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Racial injustice and police reforms are two incredibly uncomfortable, and yet \u200cincredibly worthwhile, conversations to have.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There is, quite\u2062 literally, no \u200cworse way to begin\u200c any conversation, \u2063especially an uncomfortable one, with a person than by spitting in that person\u2019s \u200bface.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-upset-tim-tebow-possibly-about-to-be-signed-but-not-colin-kaepernick\/\" title=\"Progressives Upset Tim Tebow Possibly About To Be Signed, But Not Colin Kaepernick\">national anthem protests<\/a> were widely \u200dderided as being disrespectful to the American\u200b flag,\u2063 so\u200d nobody wanted to speak\u200b with Kaepernick about\u2064 his concerns \u2014 they just wanted\u2062 to yell at \u2064him in anger.<\/p>\n<p>And can you blame\u2063 them?\u2064 When the conversation begins with disrespect, \u2063perceived or otherwise, it\u2019s difficult to wring anything of substance from it. There\u2019s just anger and annoyance.<\/p>\n<h3>Seven years later, it \u2064appears leftists have learned nothing\u200b about tact or the art of persuasion, at least based on the childish stunts from a climate activist group calling itself \u200cClim\u00e1ximo.<\/h3>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portugalresident.com\/climate-activists-block-lisbons-busy-segunda-circular-during-morning-rush-hour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portugal Resident<\/a>, nine members of that group were \u2062arrested Tuesday after they plastered their behinds to \u2062a busy highway in the Portuguese capital to block traffic \u2014 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-activists-block-road-refuse-move-change-heart-nevada-rangers-truck-comes-speeding-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">familiar tactic<\/a> adopted by many people\u200c who claim to\u200c be fighting for the\u2064 planet.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-eating-climate-activists-protest-pride-parade-listing-demands-lgbt-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stunt<\/a> mucked up traffic on Lisbon\u2019s Segunda\u2062 Circular, and it\u2062 was during \u200drush hour to \u200bmaximize the nuisance they were \u200bcausing, according \u2063to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/portuguese-drivers-take-matters-own-hands-climate-activists-show-how-done\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox\u200d News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As to what they were\u200c protesting, Clim\u00e1ximo bragged about this \u2062little caper on\u200c social \u2064media and claimed to\u2064 be fighting against \u201cthe government and companies\u201d that\u200b have \u201cdeclared war on people \u2063and the planet,\u201d according to a Google translation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"pt\">A cada hora que passa, o\u200d governo e as\u2064 empresas condenam mais mil pessoas \u00e0 morte. Eles est\u00e3o a destruir \u2064tudo o que amamos. Temos de enfrentar a realidade: h\u00e1 muito que o governo e as empresas declararam guerra \u00e0s pessoas e ao\u200c planeta. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2sLn6tGGKP\">pic.twitter.com\/2sLn6tGGKP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Clim\u00e1ximo  (@ClimaximoPT)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClimaximoPT\/status\/1709259358683476446?\">October 3,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, \u2062the\u2062 video the group shared\u2062 tried to lionize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-activists-try-crash-dance-show-cameraman-quickly-brings-end-stunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesters<\/a> \u2014 right up until \u200cthey were dragged \u200doff the street and authorities \u2062showed up.\u200b Then, \u200call \u2064of a sudden, the proceedings\u200c were \u2062mysteriously de-emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>But fret not, others on \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-member-tweets-support-of-will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-later-deletes\/\" title=\"Squad Member Tweets Support Of Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock, Later Deletes\">social media posted<\/a> a\u2064 viral clip of these irritating protesters being \u200bforcibly torn from the streets, but fair warning: It\u2019s \u200cpretty rich with\u2062 schadenfreude.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Climate activists \u200dtried to block\u2062 a \u2062highway in Portugal. Drivers \u2063quickly ended it.<\/p>\n<p>This is how\u2062 it\u2019s done <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VJKZJDWZxM\">pic.twitter.com\/VJKZJDWZxM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1709219291004899819?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the above viral clip, which had garnered more than 82,000 likes \u200das of Friday afternoon, you \u2063can see a group of clearly agitated motorists banding together to physically remove the protesters \u2062and their \u200csignage.<\/p>\n<p>Look, not unlike racial injustice and police reforms, environmental conservation \u200cis an uncomfortable and worthwhile \u2063topic for\u200c discussion.<\/p>\n<p>But these discussions\u200d need to be nuanced \u2062debates about how to be\u2062 good stewards \u200b(whether it\u2019s of our fellow man or of this God-given Earth) of the future without actively harming or weighing down present \u2064society.<\/p>\n<p>That nuance is impossible to \u2063find when \u200byou\u2019re just \u2062angering people \u2063out of the gate.\u2062 Nobody wants to talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-jesse-jackson-remade-the-democratic-party\/\" title=\"Jesse Jackson's Democratic Party Transformation\">criminal justice \u200dreform<\/a> or environmental conservationism when they\u2019re 20 minutes late to their fifth 10-hour shift\u2062 in\u2063 eight\u2062 days.<\/p>\n<p>And until\u200b the left\u200c learns this, \u200cthese little stunts of theirs will never be anything more than just that \u2014 \u200blittle \u200bstunts.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note \u200cfrom Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What if you woke up one \u200cmorning and half of the\u2062 people you count on had just vanished overnight?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That happened to me recently. \u2062I got up, came to work here at The\u2063 Western Journal, and\u2064 when I got to my office, literally half\u200c of our \u200dreaders had vanished. They were just gone. We had been \u2062nuked by Facebook,\u2063 and it had happened almost instantly.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it was even worse. Facebook hit\u2064 us at \u2063the same \u200dtime 90 percent\u2063 of advertisers had essentially boycotted us. &#8220;Brutal&#8221;\u2062 is a word I\u2019ve used a\u200c lot lately.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u200b fight for the truth \u2063is brutal. The fight\u200d for America\u2019s soul is \u200cbrutal. What the government is \u2063doing to Jan. 6 detainees is brutal. What surgeons \u2064are \u200cdoing to confused children \u200cis brutal.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>It\u2019s a fight we must win. \u2063But we can\u2019t win without you.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A\u200b <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">subscription\u2064 to The Western Journal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  will\u200d go much farther than you \u2064think. It costs less than a cup \u2062of Starbucks coffee,\u2062 and for that small price you get access to ALL of our content <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  news, commentary, \u200band premium articles <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  you\u2019ll\u2062 experience a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/making-a-dent-liability-fears-are-driving-providers-to-drop-gender-affirming-care-for-kids-even-where-its-legal\/\" title=\"Liability fears force providers to abandon 'Gender-Affirming Care' for kids, despite legality.\">radically reduced number<\/a> of ads, and most importantly you\u200d will be vitally supporting the fight against \u200cleftism.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Can I count on you to <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>subscribe today<\/b><\/a><b>?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2062 We need your help. Benjamin Franklin summed up \u200dthe situation we&#8217;re all facing \u2062when \u2063he said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or, most \u200cassuredly, we shall all hang\u2064 separately.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We plan\u2062 to hang in and fight. Please \u200chelp us. Please <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">subscribe today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Manning<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u2064Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/climate-change-activists-try-stunt-one-countrys-busiest-streets-doesnt-end\/\">Climate Change Activists Try Their\u2063 Stunt on \u200cOne of Country&#8217;s Busiest Streets &#8211; It Doesn&#8217;t\u2064 End Well for Them<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What alternative approaches \u2063can activists take to address environmental \u200cissues \u200band engage in meaningful dialogue with policymakers and businesses<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ade: esta guerra \u00e9 apoiada\u2064 pelos governos \u2062e \u2063empresas, que \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-change-activists-try-their-stunt-on-one-of-countrys-busiest-streets-it-doesnt-end-well-for-them\/\" title=\"Climate activists' street stunt goes awry on busy road.\">todos os dias atacam os direitos dos trabalhadores<\/a> e destroem o clima.<\/p>\n<p>Translation: &#8220;Every hour that passes,\u2063 the \u200cgovernment and companies\u2063 condemn a thousand more people to death. They are destroying everything we love. We have to face the reality: this war is supported by governments and companies,\u200c who attack workers&#8217; rights\u2062 and destroy the climate every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s address\u2060 the two quick \u200cthoughts from earlier\u2064 again:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The fight against climate \u200cchange\u2062 and the need for environmental\u200c reforms are crucial conversations to have.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There is, quite\u2062 literally, no \u200cworse way to begin\u200c any conversation, \u2063especially an uncomfortable one, \u200dwith a person\u2063 than by purposely inconveniencing and disrespecting others.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Just like the national anthem protests in \u2062the NFL, the \u200cactions of\u200b the Clim\u00e1ximo activists have only served\u2063 to alienate and anger people rather \u2064than engage \u200cthem in meaningful \u200bdialogue \u2064about climate change and environmental concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Blocking\u200b a busy highway during rush hour is\u200b not only disruptive, but\u2064 it also puts \u200bpeople&#8217;s safety at risk. It creates frustration and annoyance among the affected commuters, who may actually share the same concerns\u200c about the environment. Instead of opening a door for conversation, these activists have only succeeded in painting themselves as irrational and\u200c self-centered individuals.<\/p>\n<p>By declaring a war against the government and companies,\u2064 the activists fail to recognize that \u200dcooperation and collaboration are\u2062 vital in addressing\u2063 environmental issues. It&#8217;s important to work together to \u200dfind practical and sustainable solutions, instead of resorting to attention-grabbing stunts that yield\u2062 little more than\u200b negative attention.<\/p>\n<p>If these protesters truly want to make a \u200bdifference,\u200c they should \u2063focus their efforts on advocating for policies and practices that promote environmental\u200b sustainability, engage in constructive dialogue\u200b with policymakers and businesses, and inspire \u200cothers\u2064 to take concrete\u2063 actions towards protecting the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Effective \u2062activism lies in the ability to communicate, educate, and inspire change. It is built on understanding \u200cand respect, not on disruption and disrespect. If these\u200c lessons are not learned and\u200d applied, the fight for climate justice will \u2062continue to suffer from \u2062the same pitfalls that \u2062have plagued other \u2064protest movements.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2062passionate activism is necessary and admirable, it should be channeled in constructive ways that \u200bencourage dialogue and collaboration. \u2063By doing so, we can create a future where meaningful change \u200cis accomplished through understanding, respect, and collective effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story begins with the idiotic national anthem protests in 2016, led by then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kneeling during &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner,&#8221; he sparked controversy and encouraged others to join him. 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