,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION3 A REVIEW 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,F9ALLY ! ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION HAS WOK5 UP TO ! CLIMATE CRISIS4 ,TO ?OSE ( US AN>*I/S :O HAVE NOT BE5 FOLL[+ SCI5TIFIC RESE>* ON ! CRISIS = ! PA/ DECADE 9 DETAIL1 :O LIVE 9 ! ,WE/ & :O HAV5'T BE5 9VOLV$ 9 GRE5 NIHILI/ CIRCLES1 ! CURR5T MASS ( 9=MATION CAN FEEL LIKE AN AVALAN*E4 

,WE MI<T BE US$ TO CONFRONT+ ! HE>TBREAK+ REALITIES ( ?IS WORLD1 BUT H[ DO WE FACE ! ON-GO+1 ECOSY/EM ?REAT5+ LOSS ( BIODIV]SITY1 MELT+ P]MAFRO/1 ME?ANE GAS EXPLOSIONS & RAVAG+ FIRES 9 ,>CTIC REGIONS1 ! PROBABLE BREAKD[N ( ! ,GULF /REAM1 ! LOSS ( #g#e.0 ( ,>CTIC SEA ICE1 ,EUROPEAN HEATWAVES DRY+ UP RIV]S US$ TO COOL D[N NUCLE> P[] PLANTS & FREAK /ORMS DE/ROY+ #h.0 - #a.0 ( CROPS ( LOCAL F>M]S 9 '! ,OR*>D ( ,FRANCE01 SO CLOSE TO HOME8 

,MID/ ?IS WE F9D LITTLE O!R ?AN ! ,CAPITALI/ DOGMA ( GR[? & TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCEM5T AS \R SAVIOR1 A HYPOCRISY & HUBRIS ( CIVILIZATION & MASS DELUSION REA*+ DEEP EV5 9TO RADICAL 5VIRONM5TALI/ CIRCLES4 

,ONE MOVEM5T IS CLAIM+ TO HAVE F\ND ! WAY TO TAKE ON ! WORLD & ITS LEAD]S3 ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION4 ,) !IR IMPRESSIVE MASS ACTIONS & SUBSEQU5T >RE/S1 SEEM+LY WELL-RESE>*$ ,NON-,VIOL5T ,CIVIL ,DISOB$I5CE !ORY 7BAS$ ON !IR P]SPECTIVE ( A HI/ORY ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS7 & MASS-APPEAL+ DEM&S1 !Y HAVE CAPTUR$ A LOT ( ATT5TION BO? FROM GREAT] SOCIETY & AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 ,S9CE !RE IS MANY CALLS \T !RE ASK+ PEOPLE TO JO9 ! MOVEM5T1 ?IS CRITIQUE GOES AGA9/ JO9+ !M1 AS SOMEONE :O HAD BE5 P>T ( ! MOVEM5T & GOTT5 A MORE 9-DEP? UND]/&+4 

,IT IS H>D TO FOCUS ON ONE S+LE ISSUE ) ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION )\T T\*+ UPON O!R 9T]CONNECT$ SIDE ISSUES AT ! SAME TIME1 & IT QUICKLY SN[BALLS 9TO AN ELABORATE ESSAY4 ,!RE IS A C]TA9 ATTITUDE ( DISDA9 T[>DS O!R 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5TS & POLITICAL EF=TS1 A FEEL+ ?AT ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION IS ! PURE/ & SOLE VOICE ( ?IS TIME1 ?AT IT HAS F\ND ! S+LE MO/ EFFECTIVE PEACEFUL 7& SELF-SACRIFICIAL7 WAY ( *ANG+ ! SY/EM1 ! ONE MOVEM5T ?AT WE'VE ALL BE5 WAIT+ = ?AT CAN F9ALLY BR+ CLIMATE ON ! AG5DA 7OBVI\SLY IT HAD TO BE BORN 9 ,WE/]N PRIVILEGE1 NO QUE/IONS ASK$71 ! ONE MOVEM5T TO W9 OV] ! ,POLICE =CE4 ,IT IS A CULTURE EXT9CTIVELY-- EXCUSE ME1 9/9CTIVELY +RA9$ 9 ! MOVEM5T & ALREADY1 DESPITE ITS Y\NG AGE1 9T]NAL RE=M EF=TS HAVE BE5 UND]TAK5 & AB&ON$ BY RADICALS TO TRANS=M ! ORGANIZATION4 ,?IS CULTURE IS 9CR$IBLY DI%E>T5+ & ULTIMATELY1 9H]5TLY RACI/4 

,TO DISREG>D ! SUFF]+ & PA9 ( ESPECIALLY 9DIG5\S & BLACK /RUGGLES1 :O HAVE BE5 FI<T+ = HUNDR$S ( YE>S1 BY WELCOM+ ! POLICE =CE AS EQUALS 'JU/ DO+ !IR JOB' & EV5 QUE/ION+ O!R MOVEM5TS = NOT E/ABLI%+ GOOD 5\< COMMUNICATION AS ! REASON = VIOL5T POLICE 5C\NT]S1 ?AT IS 9H]5TLY RACI/4 

,IT IS FUR!RMORE UN=TUNATE1 ?AT ! MOM5TUM !Y HAVE GA9$ & ! WORK ?AT HAS BE5 PUT 9 TO MANAGE !SE MASS ACTIONS WILL MO/ LIKELY RE9=CE /ATE P[]4 ,!IR DEM&S >E NOT A ?REAT TO ! P[] /RUCTURE ( ?IS SOCIETY NOR TO ! TE*NO-FR5ZY ( ,CAPITALI/S AFRAID ( !IR MONEY BURN+ FA/] ?AN !Y CAN SP5D IT ON SUBT]RANEAN FALL\T BUNK]S 9 ,NEW ,ZEAL&4 7,I CAN'T BELIEVE ?IS IMAGE ISN'T EV5 A JOKE ANYMORE47 ,!IR DEM&S >E WIDELY BAS$ ON /ATE-L$ ACTIONS ) A VAGUE IDEA ( SOME K9D ( DIV]SE R&OMIZ$ CITIZ5S ASSEMBLY SURVEY+ M]ELY CLIMATE ISSUES4 ,A CITIZ5S ASSEMBLY BE+ MORE JU/ & LIB]AT+ ?AN ! /ATE APP>ATUS IS AS MU* AN ILLUSION AS ! IDEA ?AT A WORK]-L$ 'PROLET>IAT' REVOLUTION ( E4G4 A PORK FACTORY W\LD BE VEGAN & 5D UP %UTT+ D[N ! FACTORY = ! GOOD ( ! 5VIRONM5T & ANIMAL LIB]ATION4 

,A DEM& = ! NATION /ATES TO HALT C>BON EMISSIONS BY #bbe FALSELY PUTS EMISSION RAT+S 9TO ! DEAD C5T] ( ! CONFLICT RA!R ?AN T>GET ! SY/EMS ( PRODUCTION & CULTURE ( PROGRESS ?AT ALL[ = SU* COLD EVALUATION ( ! NATURAL WORLD4 

,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION MISUND]/&S ! NATURE ( ! CRISIS1 ! ROLE ( ! /ATE & ! ROLE ( CAPITAL1 ESPECIALLY OBVI\S :5 !Y DEM& TO 0,TELL ! ,TRU?04 ,UNCLE> NOTIONS LIKE ?IS REM9D MORE ( A DY/OPIAN FUTURE4 ,! TRU? HAS = EV] BE5 9T]PRET$ BY ! ONES 9 P[]1 SO SUGGE/+ ?AT ! /ATE & CORPORATIONS WILL WAKE UP TO ! 'LIES' !Y'VE BE5 PULL+ (F = DECADES IS NAIVE1 AS !IR 'TRU?' & 9T5TION HAS ALWAYS BE5 TO DO :ATEV] NECESS>Y TO MA9TA9 ! /ATUS QUO & EXPLOIT ! PLANET & 9HABITANTS4 

,!IR TACTICS HAVE & WILL LEAD TO MORE & MORE D$ICAT$ ACTIVI/S BE+ REGI/]$ & CATEGORIZ$1 P]HAPS EV5 9C>C]AT$ BY ! /ATE AU?ORITY1 AS ONE ( !IR 'SUCCESS CRIT]IA' IS A MISUND]/OOD P]CEPTION ( '/&+ UP = Y\R BELIEFS'4 ,ACTIVI/S %\LD TURN !MSELVES 9 TO ! ,POLICE OR DEM& TO BE >RE/$ = ILLEGAL ACTION1 AS ANONYMITY & 'GETT+ AWAY ) IT' >E NOT ACCEPT$ =MS ( DIRECT ACTION UND] ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION ACTION CONS5SUS4 ,SU* EXT5SIVE & OP5 /RUGGLES ) ! ,POLICE & LEGAL APP>ATUS1 AS E4G4 ,GRE5 & ,BLACK ,CROSS 9 ! ,U,K HAVE ALREADY /AT$ :ILE 5D+ !IR COOP]ATION ) ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION1 WILL LEAD TO A BURN-\T ( RES\RCES & IS NOT A SUITABLE WAY ( LEAD+ A SO-CALL$ 'SU/A9$ REBELLION'4 

,MU* ( ?IS BELIEF & CULTURE IS BAS$ ON A CULT-(-P]SONALITY SURR\ND+ CO-F\ND] ,ROG] ,HALLAM1 :O IS WELL-KN[N = HIS APPE>ANCES ON ,T,V SIGN+ UP NEW ACTIVI/S TO POT5TIALLY GO TO PRISON = ! REBELLION1 TELL+ POLICE (FIC]S ?AT >RE/S >5'T HAPP5+ 'QUICKLY 5\<' & HOLD+ ,Y\,TUBE TALKS ) HIS RESE>* ON ! ONE WAY TO SUCCE$ AS A SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 

,?IS GAME ( SELF-SACRIFICE TO ! AU?ORITIES CAN ONLY BE PLAY$ TO ITS CLIMAX AT ALL TIMES - IT MEANS REVOLUTION OR DEA?1 & ) ! IMP5D+ ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE ?AT CAN SEEM LIKE AN ACCEPTABLE P]SPECTIVE1 H[EV]1 !RE >E MANY O!R =MS ( SU/A9$ ACTION & REBELLION ?AT %\LD BE UND]TAK5 )\T RISK+ TO ROT AWAY 9 A CELL :ILE ! WORLD IS BURN+ OR BE+ SORT$ \T AS A POLITICAL 5EMY ( A FUTURE ECO-FASCI/ /ATE 9 ! FALSE HOPE ( A 7,WE/]N-L$7 GLOBAL REVOLUTION4 ,I'D SUGGE/ ?AT :ATEV] Y\ DO1 GET AWAY ) IT4 

,IT LOOKS LIKE ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION WILL AT BE/ A*IEVE NO?+ TANGIBLE1 & AT WOR/ HAVE A DE/RUCTIVE IMPACT ON ! /RUGGLE = A JU/1 LIB]AT$ & BIODIV]SE WORLD4 

0,! HOPE ( A ,BIG ,HAPPY ,5D+1 HURTS PEOPLE2 SETS ! /AGE = ! PA9 FELT :5 !Y BECOME DISILLUSION$4 ,BECAUSE1 TRULY1 :O AMONG US N[ REALLY BELIEVES8 ,H[ MANY HAVE BE5 BURNT UP BY ! EF=T NE$$ TO RECONCILE A FUNDAM5TALLY RELIGI\S FAI? 9 ! POSITIVE TRANS=MATION ( ! WORLD ) ! REALITY ( LIFE ALL >\ND US8 ,YET TO BE DISILLUSION$ -- ) GLOBAL REVOLUTION_/) \R CAPACITY TO /OP CLIMATE *ANGE -- %\LD NOT ALT] \R AN>*I/ NATURE1 OR ! LOVE ( NATURE WE FEEL AS AN>*I/S4 ,!RE >E MANY POSSIBILITIES = LIB]TY & WILDNESS /ILL4 

,:AT >E SOME ( !SE POSSIBILITIES & H[ CAN WE LIVE !M8 ,:AT C\LD IT MEAN TO BE AN AN>*I/1 AN 5VIRONM5TALI/1 :5 GLOBAL REVOLUTION & WORLD-WIDE SOCIAL_/ECO SU/A9ABILITY >E NOT ! AIM8 ,:AT OBJECTIVES1 :AT PLANS1 :AT LIVES1 :AT ADV5TURES >E !RE :5 ! ILLUSIONS >E SET ASIDE & WE WALK 9TO ! WORLD NOT DISABL$ BY DISILLUSIONM5T BUT UNBURD5$ BY IT80 

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