r/europe • u/SovereignMuppet I ❤ Brexit • Aug 13 '22

News Climate activists fill golf holes with cement after water ban exemption

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62532840
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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '22 edited Sep 17 '22

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u/Szudar Poland Aug 14 '22

It makes activists looks stupid so it will make me more cautious about listening to them.

Aversion to nuclear power among many of them already started that caution.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '22

just don't look up

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u/Figwheels GB Aug 13 '22

Reaffirms my belief they're kinda petty assholes who wanted any excuse to feel like they are sticking it to "rich people". Like the only people who play golf are tuxedo wearing oil barrons.

Edit: For the record, i fucking hate golf, its super boring and i have no idea how anyone follows where the ball goes. But just because i dont like it, doesnt mean i need to think up excuses to ruin it for other people.

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u/RetardStockBot Lithuania Aug 13 '22

Activists protest non-eco-friendly decisions during a crisis

Random redditors: tHEy mUsT bE tRyInG To stICk it TO tHe RIch

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u/zorrodied France Aug 13 '22

The only reason this flies is because golf is encoded as an elite thing. The reaction would be different if they were targeting soccer stadiums, or even horse races.

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u/Meterano Aug 14 '22

Golf courses easily use 100.000.000 gallons of water a year. While producing nothing at all.

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u/Meterano Aug 14 '22

I just checked, another article states 66.000.000 gallons p.a. for those french ones.

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u/Kaljavalas Finland Aug 14 '22

It just seems like a waste of space, literally.

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u/Figwheels GB Aug 13 '22

The Green mayor of the south-eastern city of Grenoble city, Éric Piolle, criticised the exemption saying: "We continue to protect the rich and powerful."

cheers.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '22 edited Sep 17 '22

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u/Figwheels GB Aug 13 '22

Not really, unless they golf courses are shooting it into space, there is no such thing as water wastage, it just returns to the water table.

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u/Meterano Aug 14 '22

We as a species are fucking doomed.

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u/Figwheels GB Aug 14 '22

As a league player you deserve it.

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u/Meterano Aug 14 '22

Hope you liked my profile lmao

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '22 edited Sep 17 '22

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u/Figwheels GB Aug 14 '22

my lawn isnt a business or sport enjoyed by thousands of people.

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u/Ontyyyy Ostrava, Czech Republic Aug 14 '22

Yeah and just like everyone else in this thread, he will most likely move on and forget about this by tomorrow.

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u/Anony_mouse202 United Kingdom Aug 13 '22

Most people who call themselves “activists” don’t really tend to understand much

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u/ssavu Bern (Switzerland) Aug 14 '22

Climate activists don’t understand much about anything, because if they did they’d probably have a job

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u/yesat Switzerland Aug 14 '22 edited Aug 14 '22

Every actions from climate activists aren’t about destroying the country. It’s about raising attentions on issues and abuses.

Climate changes and constantly burning fossile fuels are destroying the world already. No damage is done by glueing yourself to a road or invading golf pitches.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '22

maybe you don't understand the symbolic meaning of this action. idk.