To wonder if a lot of the Just Stop Oil protesters are not very nice people on a personal level

[HazelSchmazel]

There are a few Just Stop Oil threads around and I've noticed that a couple of posters have stated that the protesters are not very nice people.

Which got me thinking .....

A few years ago, I was in a horrible relationship with a rather unpleasant guy - a selfish, alcoholic, abusive cheater, who treated me like dirt and ended up stealing a considerable amount of money from me. Despite being a daily meat eater, regularly flying, driving a gas guzzler, having children etc. he would regularly pontificate on saving the environment (and would castigate me on environmental grounds for having a cat - even though I'm a childless vegetarian, who never flies!). Needless to say, the whole experience made me very unhappy.

Fast forward to the present, and I gather that he is now a very active Just Stop Oil protester.

Now, I'm bracing myself to be shot down in flames, as I appreciate that of course, it's unreasonable to judge an entire movement based on one bad apple.

But could it be the case, that there is something about JSO that attracts these nasty characters? Just wondering ......

@JSOmother he has a job, that’s great. How long will his employer put up with him getting arrested.

Many of the JSO protesters did not have to worry about employability. Because they are privileged people. That’s why they are punching down.

Its effective in stopping people getting to medical appointments, funerals, work etc

It’s great your son has a job, but he doesn’t care about people who were financially compromised because they could get to work that day. For some people missing a days work is enough to cause huge financial problems.

JSO protesters don’t care about nuance when they are damaging people’s lives. But you want nuance when discussing them.

its the same hypocrisy Cressidas mother displayed.

*JSO protesters don’t care about nuance when they are damaging people’s lives. But you want nuance when discussing them.

its the same hypocrisy Cressidas mother displayed.*

This in spades.

JSO have a clearly defined mission which is to just stop oil. Why would they be badgering your local council to stop spraying round up? There are other groups that focus on stopping pesticide use.

JSO stands for Just Stop Oil.

Not Just Stop Round Up, or Just Stop Chainsaws 😂