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Climate activists block runways at German airports
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How do you define causing more harm than good? To our species? The people who can afford overseas vacations? The economy? And surely, it's not foolish to think that destroying our planet has no consequences. 😊 What do you think people should do to protest? They have been protesting for years with proper permissions and official support, and guess what? Nobody cared. I'm not defending their actions, but I can understand why the situation is escalating. Depending on where you live, tensions rise in more than one sense. It's difficult to witness the world deteriorating. You can choose to ignore it, of course, but ultimately it won't matter. We are all facing consequences, whether from nature, our own species' actions, or social and economic inequalities. Perhaps it's a combination of all these factors. Who knows? XD - The next chapter in our civilization will indeed be interesting, as in one way or another, change remains the only constant in life.
In which way do they cause harm?
I would imagine OP meant in terms of CO2 emitted by those particular planes. I have no sources, but recall hearing that due to the relative inefficiency of the engines at taxi speeds, a large percentage of the fuel required for a flight is consumed driving to/from the runway. However, how much extra emissions were made highly depends on how they did stop the flights and/or announce their presence on the runway - if the planes never left the gates, the extra emissions would be close to 0 for instance.
I'm pretty sure the point of these protests is not to make an immediate impact on statistic you pull out. They know better than that. It's about the big picture. It's about raising awareness of environmental problems and keeping them at the forefront of people's minds. It's about reminding people what's at stake. The details of how much emissions they saved that day are irrelevant; it's about taking action.
Also about giving other angry and worried people a nidus to work around. It's too easy to feel angry and alone,. protests show that you're not alone and.others are taking action.
Sitting back and politely listening to warnings has done less than nothing