[arista]

Strike? Today

No fecking need
go to Parliament In Your Own Time.
Saturday is good for that.


[School children across the country have
swapped the classroom for the
picket line today, as they strike over the
government's perceived lack of
action on climate change.
Eco-conscious youngsters are
taking part in more than 50 planned
Youth Strike 4 Climate protests in the UK.
It is unclear how many British students
will be involved in the walkout,
but up to 70,000 are thought
to striking across the world.]

[Swedish kid Greta Thunberg started the Youth Strike 4 Climate campaign]

https://news.sky.com/story/school-ch...ction-11637262


Not all of these kids will be on Strike
many will just bunk off.



Sign Of The Times.

[Northern Monkey]

Well it’s a great money making opportunity for the government- All those parents they’ll be fining.

[Livia]

Well, it's their time they're wasting....

[Nicky91]

yes climate is way more important than school anyway

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

yes climate is way more important than school anyway

Surely both are important.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Livia

Surely both are important.

if the ignorant people in parliament would discuss how to deal better with climate change, then the school children won't need to be on strike

but this goes for my country too, so from me for the school children here and in UK for protesting for a good cause, namely climate change

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

if the ignorant people in parliament would discuss how to deal better with climate change, then the school children won't need to be on strike

but this goes for my country too, so from me for the school children here and in UK for protesting for a good cause, namely climate change

Oh yes Nicky, because school kids have all the answers. And it's nothing to do with just goofing off school...

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Livia

Oh yes Nicky, because school kids have all the answers. And it's nothing to do with just goofing off school...

what


honestly, i did hear you say

Originally Posted by Livia

That's great. I hope one day soon the USA, China, India, Russia and all the other massive polluters will get behind the idea that we're killing the planet. Because right now, it looks like only a few countries are taking it seriously and pay through the nose for their carbon footprint, while other countries, like the ones named above, carry on regardless.

in my thread for the dutch school children who protest for climate change, who got support from 350 scientists

no offense for bringing this forward, but still you said this

[arista]

It can not change overnight
Electric Cars are over priced
They need to lease them or something.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

It can not change overnight
Electric Cars are over priced
They need to lease them or something.

Solar energy instead of nuclear energy is also a good and climate friendly option

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

what


honestly, i did hear you say



in my thread for the dutch school children who protest for climate change, who got support from 350 scientists

no offense for bringing this forward, but still you said this

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

you liked it from our dutch school children their effort at protesting for climate change

but here your opinion somehow the opposite

[Niamh.]

They couldn't call it a strike if they went on a Saturday Arista

My opinion? meh it's one day, I think it's kind of insulting to assume that none of the kids genuinely care about the environment and it's just an elaborate why of getting a day off. I have two teenagers and they're both very environmentally conscious. Lots of teens from their school arrange things like collecting plastic from our beaches etc on their days off and in their free time so I don't think it's far fetched to think that these kids may be genuinely trying to help some how

[arista]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Solar energy instead of nuclear energy is also a good and climate friendly option

Yes New Solar Panels
that work on Daylight
as well as Sunshine
are great,

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

They couldn't call it a strike if they went on a Saturday Arista

My opinion? meh it's one day, I think it's kind of insulting to assume that none of the kids genuinely care about the environment and it's just an elaborate why of getting a day off. I have two teenagers and they're both very environmentally conscious. Lots of teens from their school arrange things like collecting plastic from our beaches etc on their days off and in their free time so I don't think it's far fetched to think that these kids may be genuinely trying to help some how

Sure Fine Lady
call it a Protest on Saturday
OK

[Toy Soldier]

Nicky and Livia in this thread has made my morning.

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On the Thread topic... I mean... I get what these kids are trying to do and it's honourable etc. but I think they might have misunderstood the purpose and effectiveness of strike action, which is that its supposed to cost the company (or government) you're working for money or productivity or both. Which is why things like airline and other transport strikes are so effective; they become very expensive, very quickly.

Teenagers striking from school for a day doesn't actually cost the government anything, so I don't really see how it's going to be effective, other than as a publicity stunt.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

you liked it from our dutch school children their effort at protesting for climate change

but here your opinion somehow the opposite

Actually my point was that it's futile while China, India, USA and all the other major polluters are still pumping crap into the sky.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Nicky and Livia in this thread has made my morning.

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On the Thread topic... I mean... I get what they're trying to do and it's honourable etc. but I think they might have misunderstood the purpose and effectiveness of strike action, which is that its supposed to cost the company (or government) you're working for money or productivity or both. Which is why things like airline and other transport strikes are so effective; they become very expensive, very quickly.

Teenagers striking from school for a day doesn't actually cost the government anything, so I don't really see how it's going to be effective, other than as a publicity stunt.

I'm only here for your amusement TS, you know that x

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm only here for your amusement TS, you know that x

I'm a solipsist... Everyone is only here for my amusement

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Livia

Actually my point was that it's futile while China, India, USA and all the other major polluters are still pumping crap into the sky.

true, got to agree with you

if only these countries too had some protests for climate change


and there are better, cleaner ways for getting energy, electricity without pumping crap into the skies

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I'm a solipsist... Everyone is only here for my amusement

You know, somewhere, deep down... I knew that.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

true, got to agree with you



if only these countries too had some protests for climate change





and there are better, cleaner ways for getting energy, electricity without pumping crap into the skies

Yes like the Arc reactor, amazing piece of tech being developed for widescale use right now. So far the most it has powered is one large high rise building but they think if it can be safely scaled up, it could easily power an entire city.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Yes like the Arc reactor, amazing piece of tech being developed for widescale use right now. So far the most it has powered is one large high rise building but they think if it can be safely scaled up, it could easily power an entire city.

where we live, some houses already got solar panels on their roofs

when they renovated the houses last year, making them energy friendly also isolation material inside the roof (to prevent it being too hot in summer, or too cold in the winter)

[LeatherTrumpet]

Kids in georgraphy class

"hi brats (says Mr Clark)today we are going to talk about climate, weather patterns and the last ice age in the UK and maybe touch on glaciation"

class heaves a collective sigh and bury their head in their phones and dial out for the next hour



on social media there is a chance of a day off school at some protest





bloody climate change shagging out women and taking our jobs - get me my placard and a whistle

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Kids in georgraphy class

"hi brats (says Mr Clark)today we are going to talk about climate, weather patterns and the last ice age in the UK and maybe touch on glaciation"

class heaves a collective sigh and bury their head in their phones and dial out for the next hour



on social media there is a chance of a day off school at some protest





bloody climate change shagging out women and taking our jobs - get me my placard and a whistle

well at school it's just those books about climate, weather patterns


at protests you can get the attention of everyone for climate change


conclusion: Protesting about climate change is better than sitting at school and reading about it in books and doing nothing