“Extreme tactics have pushed the climate crisis to the top of the public discourse but also stirred debate over whether the activists are going too far.”
“’From being called terrorists to sitting with the justice minister in a talk show in the span of the week is quite a measure of success,’ said Mr. Saldivia Gonzatti, the academic studying protests…
“Not everyone thinks their form of activism is productive.
“’It annoys me, maybe that’s embarrassing,’ said Renate Künast, a Green Party stalwart and former federal minister, who has spent nearly two decades in federal politics. Democracy is a process, she said, and even in her position she can’t make climate dominate the conversation in Parliament…
“’The future I personally am heading for, if climate policy does not change, is so much more uncertain than anything I am taking on here,’ said Ms. Trommer, referring to not just the very real possibly of violence she faces from frustrated drivers, but a permanent criminal record she could walk away with.
“’My hope is that by showing that I’m willing to risk myself doing these actions, how crazy threatening the global situation is for people of my age,’ she said, rubbing her hand, which was torn off the pavement by a policeman before the glue had set.”
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