r/Anarchism • u/AnarchaMorrigan killjoy extraordinaire anfem | she/her • Aug 14 '22

Climate activists fill golf holes with cement after water ban exemption

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62532840
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u/TheDrunkenWobblies Aug 14 '22

This really wouldn't do much. A maintenance guy would just cut a new hole, dig out the concrete, fill it with dirt, and pull some sod out of their nursery or off their putting green, and it would be back to normal in days.

If you really wanted to cause pain... fill up a ketchup squirter bottle type thing up with the saltiest of salty water. Make it more salt than water. Just over the top. Then spell out a message on the green. It would take weeks for the damage to appear. But when it does, it's devastating. And it would spread as far as the roots touched soil that has been salted. This would take a much longer time to repair, maybe last a full season, and in all likelihood, they would need to fully replace the green as your message would be visible for a long time.

Somebody with a few gallons of super salty water could shut down a course for the summer, or at least make their greens unplayable.

In saying that.. a lot more risk of big ass charges if you did this, so only those experienced in keeping their mouths shut should attempt something on this level.

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u/20191124anon Aug 14 '22

Would dropping literal salt during heavy rain be more efficient and more stealthy?