Thread by @tan123

I’m at the St Paul, MN #ClimateCult rally.
—Lots of people arriving via fossil-fueled private vehicles including a Ford F-150 truck.
—kid wearing a “no more greenhouse gases” sign
—girl wearing plastic earbuds and carrying a “plastic sucks” sign

—Woman carrying a “Make love, not CO2” sign.
—Is that a fossil-fuel guzzling news helicopter circling us?
—“climate denial is perjury” sign
—lots of gray hair in the port-a-potty line

—l love the smell of hippies in the morning
—guy dragging on a cigarette at a protest against the alleged danger of ~400 ppm CO2
—“hurricane Dorian told us climate crisis is real”

So far, exactly the same lame chants as always
—“the oceans are rising and so are we”
—“show us what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like!”
—“what do we want! Climate justice! When do we want it? Now!”
—“hey hey ho ho! Fossil fuels have got to go!”

—lots of people proudly holding up #ClimateCult signs while being photographed with iPhones provided courtesy of petroleum and capitalism

—now marching and chanting “hey hey you you we deserve a future too”
—I’m not convinced that anyone here has the attention span to learn much about Earth’s history of natural variability

—*definitely* no signs of CO2-induced starvation in this crowd
—now me and my fellow planet-healers have arrived at the MN state capitol! Lots of people are photographing us! My life has meaning now!

—Channel 5 guy shows up and works on setting up a large camera about 12 inches in front of my face. Personal space is an actual thing, people!

—three planet-healers just walked by with single-use drink/food containers complete with plastic straws
—quite a few people brought their planet-destroying dogs
—I’m getting the feeling that almost no one enjoys chanting “hey hey ho ho [anything]” for more than a very short time

—it’s an absolutely gorgeous day here, with the kind of pleasant outdoor warmth that Minnesotans will soon be dreaming about
—this thing has the vibe of a mildly fun left-wing political rally. I’m not getting a feeling that these people actually believe CO2 might kill us all.

—speaker just claimed to be marching for 4-legged brethren? who are unable to speak for themselves (but allegedly think Earth is too warm?)
—speaker claimed people of color and indigenous people are “tired” of fighting to prevent imaginary CO2-induced bad weather

—school group? sits wearing matching t-shirts facing away from the speaker and chat, fiddle with phones, and drink from single-use plastic containers. I don’t think they’re really into the climate cult.
—speaker Isra drones on about how great she, Isra, is. Hooray for her!

—Speaker just shouted “capitalism is our biggest obstacle!” and is rewarded by a big cheer from the hippie audience

—more speakers. They allegedly believe that CO2 threatens to kill us all, but there is an amazing lack of focus here. Little talk about climate; lots of talk about racism/colonialism/income inequality/capitalism/oppression/etc.
—looks like most people are leaving early

—these people seem to be strangely into call and response, where they say something and the audience is instructed to say something else in response.
—speakers seem super-into mentioning their own race, over and over, as if we can’t remember what they told us 30 seconds ago.

—there was a brief “die-in” where “dying” was symbolized by laying on your back and fiddling with your phone.
—and now it’s a wrap. People head back to their private fossil-fueled cars, secure in the knowledge that they have done their part to prevent bad weather