They might care about the environment, but their regard for fellow humans is questionable.
A climate change group blocked a highway in New York City amid rush-hour traffic Monday. The area that Extinction Rebellion NYC chose was particularly busy — FDR Drive and the West Side Highway.
“Dear commuters: we are interrupting traffic this morning not to annoy you, but to force the public to confront the true dangers of unchecked climate change,” the group wrote on Twitter. “If we do not act today, if [President Joe Biden] does not act today, NYC will be underwater by 2100. It’s a matter of life and death.”
Emblazoned upon the group’s banner was “OUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE.”
Dear commuters: we are interrupting traffic this morning not to annoy you, but to force the public to confront the true dangers of unchecked climate change. If we do not act today, if @potus does not act today, NYC will be underwater by 2100. It’s a matter of life and death. pic.twitter.com/2gTTal0zgA
— Extinction Rebellion NYC ? (@XR_NYC) October 25, 2021
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Part of the organization’s gripe is that the Build Back Better infrastructure plan doesn’t include enough funding for environmental protection, making it “watered down.”
One mother was trying to drive her daughter to school — a straight-A student, according to a meteorologist who photographed her spat with the protesters.
The activists were “ruining it for her,” she reportedly said.
One driver explaining that her 8-year old girl is a straight A student and missing school is going to hurt her — they are “ruining it for her”
The mother is trying to get to work and worries about getting fired.
The climate activists don’t care. pic.twitter.com/b8gN0K13jA
— Ryan (@RyanMaue) October 25, 2021
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion & Sunrise Movement are blocking traffic on the FDR during rush hour. These tactics have been used by Insulate Britain in London.
Drivers going to work are not happy with these climate extremists. #COP26 https://t.co/l1CjJ0i1aY
— Ryan (@RyanMaue) October 25, 2021
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Police eventually swarmed members of the group as they sat on the highway.
@tommy_abreu212 Protesters blocking FDR. #goodmorning #nyc #newyork #Monday #Protesters #blocking #fdr #fyp #foryourpage #foryou #inf #ohno
A driver yelled at one of the protesters as he was driving along the road.
@connielori15 Climate Change protest on the FDR. #onlynyc #Mondays? #nyclife
New York City Emergency Management told drivers to seek alternate routes. It is unclear how many ambulances, firetrucks, and police cars the protesters prevented from reaching destinations in a timely manner.
Protest Activity: All northbound lanes of the FDR Drive are closed at Jackson Street in Manhattan. Consider alt routes. Multilingual & ASL Link: https://t.co/GpdlTK7FPB.
— NYCEM – Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) October 25, 2021
