From the golf course, behind the wheel of their impressive 4×4 or sitting comfortably in the air… alleged “climate criminals” are everywhere. Thus, armed with supposed common sense, new activists, self-proclaimed “climate vigilantes”, set out. Convinced that innovation and progress will not save them, they see only one solution: to eliminate a way of life incompatible with a virtuous society.
Armed with anti-rich slogans and riding this summer’s heatwaves, activists are deploying. Last August, they ransacked golf course lawns to decry their watering during the drought. Regular SUV deflators also work to puncture tires. All to punish those they portray as “polluters” with ostentatious signs of wealth that impede access to a greener planet. Other operations are planned in the coming months, particularly against luxury boats. “We are witnessing a somewhat retro staging of anti-capitalist movements“, analyzes sociologist Jean Viard. A form of class struggle 2.0 that risks increasing the tensions of an already fractured society and crystallizing increasingly caricatured debate positions.
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Source: Le Figaro
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