Monkey thank you, that's really interesting. Because of working nearby I knew about the rubbish and not recycling but when I mentioned it to a friend in another county - who was also demonstrating - I could tell she didn't believe me, which is kind of annoying.
As I say, I think people keep quiet on social media because they will be criticised and I think the XR tactics are grim.
"I'm also finding them quite hypocritical."
the hypocrisy thing is amazing. I'm sure they've skewed all the search results but if you try to look to see if anyone else has expressed that opinion, mostly all you hear is what a shame it is that people are "criticising" their efforts.
I'm particularly struck by it all this time because after last time, I thought they'd lose support but now I see more of my contacts supporting them. A pp mentioned about jumping on the hip bandwagon. I can see that element with famous people but I think with more ordinary folk it's more of a mass hysteria thing.
I mentioned upthread about a neighbour who didn't want to leave London because of all the junk food and shopping you can get here. She's out protesting again, and the colleagues who took annual leave are consumers who wouldn't dream of a packed lunch or a flask for coffee etc. I wonder if there's a real disconnect in their heads or if they just enjoy being part of something?
I really hope what Olivers says is correct and most people just think they are fools. It's kind of giving me the rage and that's in spite of doing yoga 
. I was hoping they'd ramp down but next week might be even worse I guess.