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ellenrr

(3,864 posts) Wed Dec 2, 2015, 10:31 PM Dec 2015

200 Climate Change Activists Storm Australian Parliament

-- I just saw them being dragged out by police - very roughly.

"Over 100 protesters forced their way into Canberra's Parliament House in protest at the government's climate change policies.
Around 200 demonstrators participated in a sit-in protest at Australia's Parliament House Wednesday, urging the Turnbull government to take increased action against climate change.

The activists were dragged from the marble foyer by police after refusing to leave when asked. They held banners saying “Put people ahead of polluters” and chanted, "The whole world is watching."

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/200-Climate-Change-Activists-Storm-Australian-Parliament-20151202-0003.html

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200 Climate Change Activists Storm Australian Parliament (Original Post) ellenrr Dec 2015 OP

Good for them. We will be doing that soon if our government jwirr Dec 2015 #1

"We" being US? Hadn't heard that is in the planning, but if so -- good! ellenrr Dec 2015 #2

Oh, I don't think anyone is planning it yet. We all think we jwirr Dec 2015 #3

Not "we all". Some of us know that there is no time left. ellenrr Dec 2015 #4

I think a lot of the youth know as well as most who have jwirr Dec 2015 #5

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

1. Good for them. We will be doing that soon if our government

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 10:33 PM

Dec 2015

does not start listening.

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)

2. "We" being US? Hadn't heard that is in the planning, but if so -- good!

Reply to jwirr (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 10:38 PM

Dec 2015

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

3. Oh, I don't think anyone is planning it yet. We all think we

Reply to ellenrr (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 10:43 PM

Dec 2015

have time here. But we are not bothering to watch the signs in the rest of the world. We think that as long as we are okay - it is okay.

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)

4. Not "we all". Some of us know that there is no time left.

Reply to jwirr (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 11:31 PM

Dec 2015

The laws of physics operate independent of what anyone thinks.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

5. I think a lot of the youth know as well as most who have

Reply to ellenrr (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 11:41 PM

Dec 2015

any education and even some of us oldsters know. In fact I think most big business and rich know BUT they think they are going to find some easy way out of this for themselves.

And I guess it is not so much not knowing as it is thinking it is not going to hurt us. Or just plain denial.

Those laws of physics must be recognized it we are to do anything about it so it does matter if we know.

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