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A radical environmental group called for people to get off their SUVs, in an apparent bid against climate change. This raised eyebrows on Twitter.
Adbusters, a group that advocates for climate change, tweeted steps-by, step-by-step instructions to the provocation on Wednesday. It called it a “gentle escalate” or an increase in the urgency of climate change.
“Wedge gravel into the tire valves, leaflet your SUV to let them that the tires have been flattened and why, and then walk away. It’s that simple,” the group tweeted. “If we organize, it’s possible to hit enough SUVs in specific neighborhoods to spark reporting and spread this metameme.”
FILE PHOTO – Chevrolet Equinox SUVs are parked next to the General Motors Co. (GM), CAMI assembly plant, Ingersoll. (Reuters/Chris Helgren / Reuters Photos)
The group said climate change was the “biggest crisis we’ve faced as a species, and we are failing the test at every step,” adding: “it’s time for us to carefully escalate our methods in a non-violent manner to convey the seriousness of this crisis in tangible ways.”
They argued that targeting SUVs – which they said were playing a big role in carbon emissions – was a good way to “hurt the automotive industry where it hurts.”
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“Start by targeting wealthy areas – our goal isn’t to disrupt workers – and avoid targeting vehicles with disabled stickers or hangers,” they said.
On Monday, August 29, 2016, a camouflaged prototype Volkswagen’s new midsized SUV was seen on an off-road trail in Prentice Cooper State Forest near Chattanooga. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig / AP Newsroom)
FOX Business reached out to Adbusters but they did not immediately reply.
Many Twitter users dismissed the idea as dangerous. One user stated that anyone who attempted such an action could be shot.
Another user suggested that airing out your SUV tires was a great way to meet your medical insurance deductible.
“You should do it in Texas and report back, if you can,” wrote another Twitter user.
FOX Business has reached out to Twitter to inquire whether this Twitter thread violates the platform’s terms of service.
Per the company’s rulesUsers “must not target harassment of another person or incite others to do the same.”
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“We consider abusive behavior an attempt to harass, intimidate, or silence someone else’s voice,” the company rules say.