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I voted against the action in Canning Town on the tube and thought it was a terrible idea just like 90% of XR participants.
So is this real?
Also do you know if Canning Town was targeted due to it being an open platform and (I assume) reducing the risk of trains/people blocked underground?
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Yes that is real. Alot of actions have been voted on by polls on Telegram, 'citizens assemblies' in person at sites etc.
I don't know why they went for Canning Town and think it may be because they were trying to target Canary Wharf. Misguided and silly. Unlike the rest of the excellent and effective actions this last week and in April
punkture
I voted against the action in Canning Town on the tube and thought it was a terrible idea just like 90% of XR participants. Why? Because people will be completely unable to see past it and bleat on and on about it, not focusing on the issue at hand and the 3 aims of XR. The other actions have been very effective.
The only reason I mentioned that event was because there are comments about how powerful people aren't listening to the message. My first hand experience is that they are. I don't see those people as any more important than people with less power. They just have more capacity to enact widespread change immediately.
Im not going to repeat the clear link between non violent civil disobedience and systemic change. If you read back on this thread or on the XR website, more than enough people have dealt with that point. As I said, constantly repeating a point is utterly boring.