This Is Not a Drill by Extinction Rebellion

Author:Extinction Rebellion
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780141991450
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2019-06-12T16:00:00+00:00

The key lesson about all structural political change is this: disruption works. Without disruption there is no economic cost, and without economic cost the guys running this world really don’t care. That’s why labour strikes are so effective against companies and why closing down a capital city is so effective against governments. You have to hit them where it hurts: in their pockets. That’s just the way it is.

The central dynamic here is the ‘dilemma’ action. When you create a dilemma for the authorities you open a space of opportunity which was not there previously. Within that space you can get noticed, speak truth to power, negotiate, and more.

The authorities now have a serious dilemma: let people continue to party in the streets, or opt for repression.

The authorities cannot let you continue – but, if they go for mass arrests or use violence, then millions of people will see it. It will be international news. It only takes 1 per cent of those watching and following the disruption to go, ‘You know what, this is terrible, I am going down to support these people,’ and its checkmate for the authorities, game over. The more people they take off the streets, the more come on to them. The fear is gone and the party goes on.

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