Act as if the Truth is Real - Extinction Rebellion

The 10 Working Principles of Extinction Rebellion
1. We have a shared vision of change
2. We set our mission on what is necessary
3. We need a re-generative culture
4. We hopefully challenge ourselves, and this toxic system
5. We value reflection and learning
6. We welcome everyone, and every part of everyone into Extinction Rebellion
7. We actively mitigate for power
8. We avoid blaming and shaming
9. We are a non-violent movement
10. We are based on autonomy and de-centralization

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#climatechange
#globalwarming

[groanupsgurude]

"Will the lifeboats be seated according to class?" Rose's mother as the Titanic sinks.

[TheChieftain]

It's nice to know that at 20 I'm already having a midlife crisis.

[troypropes]

The biggest thing that anyone could possibly do right this moment, is absolutely nothing. And I mean, do absolutely nothing. Don't drive your car, go to work, eat at the fast place down the street. Don't follow the status quo of everyday life. Once you've fallen out of our usual destructive habits, you have to do the opposite of what most people around you are doing. No matter how futile it may seem. Laze about in hammocks, start a garden, no more meat, ride a bike to the store, take a day to literally do nothing... Plant some trees, get together with your neighbors. Come together.

[futurecaredesign]

One thing that keeps me from being enthusiastic about this movement: We can go carbon neutral all we want, but if we don't change the system from its path of perpetual growth it will destroy the earth in some other way.

We are in overshoot on EVERY conceivable measure. Climate change, soil loss, destruction of fisheries and wildlife habitat, social inequality, pollution, deforestation, etc, etc.

All of these are SYMPTOMS of a system that embodies the belief that perpetual growth is possible on a finite planet.

We should be attacking that central pillar. Not just 'be carbon neutral'.

[annholland]

Totally compelling. Essential viewing for anyone with the slightest interest in engaging with reality.

[spritecut]

Decoupling our financial system from our reliance on fossil fuels is a massive undertaking, which will affect millions of peoples livelihoods. From agriculture to health care, the sacrifices and changes people need to make will be the unprecedented. There are real alternatives, redistribution of energy production, changing our dietary demands, and ultimately something the elites have always found intolerable, rule by the public. Good luck.

[outlaw]

If people deny all this information and if they are unwilling to do there part they are free to go to another planet. This earth is for the courageous, who love and care for this planet and all life on it. THANK YOU ! brothers and sisters of E.R. For taking a stand. I stand with you.

[cazsheldon]

For people who ask about solutions - look at Drawdown, the 100 workable solutions to bring carbon back home (Paul Hawken editor). This is doable but we've got to implement these things real fast.

[alanjones]

One million people flying at any given time. Step one no more airport extensions.

[beesplaining]

I'm convinced. We've been debating climate change as a way of procrastinating for far too long. The time to act is right now.

[sbeast]

*Denialism:* "In the psychology of human behavior, denialism is a person's choice to deny reality as a way to avoid a psychologically uncomfortable truth. Denialism is an essentially irrational action that withholds the validation of a historical experience or event, when a person refuses to accept an empirically verifiable reality."
*Denial:* "The theory of denial was first researched seriously by Anna Freud. She classified denial as a mechanism of the immature mind, because it conflicts with the ability to learn from and cope with reality."

[sugarfree]

As a private individual in the west, I simply don't know how to cook my food, warm my home and have lights on without fossil fuels. What to do? There is no appetite from the people running this planet for thing to change. Without the means to shift, as a single person, I don't know what to do.

[tobereal]

Great video and well spoken. We have to act now

[j.rivermartin]

One of our very top priorities must be the ending of "car culture". And electric cars cannot save us, 'cause they use too much energy in manufacture, mining, smelting.... Let the bicycle (and ultra-light electric vehicles) be among the emblems of our movement. If we're going to block traffic, let that blocking of traffic mean it's time to give up our automobiles.

[nicktill]

This beautiful video is the truth. Our government should require every man, woman and child in the country to watch it. To panic, to grieve, to get angry and to act. We are in state of emergency that is only comparable to being in a world war. In a war governments have to take extreme measures such as rationing, expropriation of necessary resources, etc, to protect the population. We need our governments to take measures such as carbon rationing, massive investment in renewable energy sources, etc, now. Not after Brexit is fixed, or after the next general election, or when the first famine hits, but NOW.
Panic, grieve, get angry, act.

[stuartong]

It is frightening and terrifying to contemplate the short time frame in which we have to act in order to avoid these scenarios. But then again we knew 30 years ago. We really want to live as a race of beings on this planet Earth, we do not want to doom ourselves.

[joelfildes]

Fire and Ice ! literally Ice is burning ! hysteria !

[VisDaddy]

When SHTF arrives the UK will be a good place to be because of Extinction Rebellion. Thanks for leading the way, again :)

[kitclayton]

I love everything about XR. EXCEPT for the demands. To be taken seriously please prove the ineffeciency of goverment actions. They do a lot, obviously not enough, but it cant just be a few hippies jumping around on a bridge. WE NEED THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

[Exoplanet]

Heavily reduce your meat intake or go vegan.

Both counts greatly.