"Eco-terrorism" to come in the wake of "climate crazies" – videos
UK politician Nigel Farage has warned of the possibility of "eco-terrorism" after recent weeks saw a series of radical acts of protest staged by members of a climate group. Climate extremists have vandalised several paintings, sprayed buildings with orange paint and damaged the wax statue of King Charles III.
Nigel Farage took to social media to warn of the danger of „eco-terrorism”. The UK politician and leader of the former Brexit party shared a post after climate activists had vandalised a building in London, home to a number of research institutes and think tanks, to protest oil and gas usage.
👴🏻 Peter, retired bouncer and grandad from south London
vs.
🤑 55 Tufton St, the shadowy home of Big Oil— Just Stop Oil ⚖️💀🛢 (@JustStop_Oil) October 25, 2022
The demonstration was reportedly organised by supporters of the Just Stop Oil climate activist group. A similar stunt was pulled at another protest when orange paint was sprayed over several luxury car dealers.
🧡 BREAKING: LUXURY CAR DEALERSHIPS PAINTED ORANGE
đźš— At 8:30am today, two Just Stop Oil supporters sprayed orange paint over several luxury car dealers on Berkeley Sq and Bruton St, including HR Owen Bugatti, Jack Barclay Bentley, Bentley Motor Cars London and Ferrari Mayfair pic.twitter.com/gZhjIQDedw
— Just Stop Oil ⚖️💀🛢 (@JustStop_Oil) October 26, 2022
In recent weeks, the group has announced a number of demonstrations in several European cities to speak out against fossil fuels. However, their methods are particularly extreme.
It’s worth remembering that the group’s activists emptied tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers, worth 76 million pounds, at the National Gallery in London, then glued their hands to the wall.
Recently, members of a German environmental group threw mashed potatoes over one of his paintings in a Potsdam museum, the glued their hands to the wall and talked about humanity being in the midst of a climate catastrophe.
We make this #Monet the stage and the public the audience.
If it takes a painting – with #MashedPotatoes or #TomatoSoup thrown at it – to make society remember that the fossil fuel course is killing us all:
Then we’ll give you #MashedPotatoes on a painting! pic.twitter.com/HBeZL69QTZ
— Letzte Generation (@AufstandLastGen) October 23, 2022
Climate activists did not spare the royal family either. Two young people protested against oil by throwing slices of cake into the face of a wax statue of King Charles III.
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Just Stop Oil — it’s a piece of cake.🎥 @richfelgate
— Just Stop Oil ⚖️💀🛢 (@JustStop_Oil) October 24, 2022
Demonstrators have blocked several roads in recent weeks, obstructing motor traffic. However, the increasingly extreme actions are not only outrageous for many, they are also a cause for concern.
“This is total lawlessness,” Mr Farage posted on Twitter.
“Eco-terrorism will be next unless we get tough on these muppets,”
he said.
This is total lawlessness. Eco-terrorism will be next unless we get tough on these muppets. https://t.co/lFWDx801lK
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) October 25, 2022
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