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Left-Wing Activist Group Suggests Deflating SUV Tires To Fight Climate Change
The Daily Wire ^ | Apr 11, 2022 | John Rigolizzo

Posted on 04/11/2022 6:58:51 PM PDT by Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

A left-wing environmental activist group proposed deflating the tires of sports utility vehicles as a radical act of protest against climate change.

Adbusters, an activist group that describes itself as a “collective of artists, designers, writers, musicians, poets, punks, philosophers and wild hearts has been smashing ads, fighting corruption and speaking truth to power,” and has been tied to the Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011, called for activists to deflate SUV tires in a Twitter thread on Wednesday.

SUV Flat Tire Challenge leaflet

SUV Flat Tire Challenge instructions

“So here’s what we do: Wedge gravel in the tire valves, leaflet the SUV to let them know the tires are flat and why it was done, and walk away,” the organization wrote. “It’s that simple. If we organize, we can hit enough SUVs in particular neighborhoods to spark reporting and spread the metameme. We do this neighbourhood-at-a-time to make the biggest splash. Organize a crew (off of any traceable apps) and make leaflets that lay out the case for climate action. The mission is not to win individual converts at this point, but to engender a systemic aversion to SUVs. Climate change is the biggest crisis we’ve faced as a species, and we are failing the test at every step. It is time for us to carefully escalate our methods in a non-violent manner and convey the seriousness of this crisis in tangible ways.”

“A flat tire is non-violent,” Adbusters continued. “There is no property damage. But it is a huge pain in the a**. We’ve seen this method succeed in Sweden, and have initial success in the UK with [Tyre Extinguishers] (articles warning off SUV purchases at risk of being targeted). Time to go global. Targeting SUVs is good way to hit the automotive industry where it hurts. SUV sales are playing a massive role in the expansion of the auto industry, both as a percentage of global market share and in total numbers. And that increase is setting the climate back massively.”

The group recommended targeting wealthy areas, to begin with, saying that its goal “isn’t to disrupt workers,” and to avoid targeting vehicles that have disabled stickers or handicap hangers.

Adbusters also posted a sample leaflet for activists to place on the windshields of vehicles they target.

“Your tires are flat,” the leaflet reads. “It isn’t personal. SUVs are disproportionately fueling the climate crisis. They’re the 2nd-largest contributor to increasing CO2 emissions since 2010. And they’re totally unnecessary. The climate crisis is spiraling out of control, making drastic action necessary. So we deflated your tires. Walk, bike, take public transit if you have to. But it’s time to end our reliance on these gas-guzzling behemoths.”

Critics on Twitter blasted the group, noting that the idea is ineffective, criminal, and possibly dangerous.

“[I’m] sure ruining someone’s day is a great way to make them agree with you,” one user wrote.

“Most people don’t carry a tire pump. They’re going to call a tow truck to either tow them because they don’t know the tire is still good or to reinflate the tire. The tow truck is way less efficient, burning fuel and unnecessary. They’re now p***** off and way less sympathetic,” wrote another.

“Malicious vandalism comes with occupational hazards,” a user tweeted.

“Three days in and Twitter is like yeah, encouraging property damage is totes fine,” another critic wrote.

“@TwitterSafety, pretty sure this is illegal,” said another.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adbusters; didyousearch; didyouthreadkaren; envirowhackos; liberalfascism; suv; vandalism
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

I put mafia staff car “ you touchab my car I toucha your face “


61 posted on 04/12/2022 12:21:18 AM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!you)
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

Pure evil. They keep trying to divide us. Now they want us to cause misery to others? Insanity.


62 posted on 04/12/2022 1:47:23 AM PDT by WWG1WWA (Beware the fury of a patient man. - John Dryden )
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To: Robert357

“The thing that eco-terrorists don’t understand is that there is a growing vigilante movement in this country.”

Are these “eco-terrorist’s” not organized and funded vigilante groups? What gives them license is that they are bored and spoiled little rich kiddies who commit vandalism and then climb back into daddies Audi to drive home. Then when they get caught and arrested they know for a fact they wont be prosecuted.


63 posted on 04/12/2022 1:59:03 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

That is a good way to get the living hell kicked of you ,where i live.


64 posted on 04/12/2022 3:30:31 AM PDT by spincaster
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

deflate your bicycle tires first


65 posted on 04/12/2022 3:55:25 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

Note that they intend to target wealthy neighborhoods.

Good. For a couple reasons.

First, they won’t find my 97 F150 in the target area.

Second, every victim will be unhappy. This evangelism will backfire. Every crippled SUV will produce a couple more Trump voters.


66 posted on 04/12/2022 4:55:55 AM PDT by AlbertWang
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

Your fingers are broken,” the leaflet reads. “It isn’t personal. You idiots are disproportionately fueling the hatred and divisions in our society


67 posted on 04/12/2022 4:57:51 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

Our old Tahoe burns gas like crazy aired-down, plus idling for the 12v compressor to reinflate burns even more gas. Not a very well thought-out plan for the environment at least, as they say it is..


68 posted on 04/12/2022 5:06:39 AM PDT by jughandle
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

in 2008 Obozo said -”Making sure your tires are properly inflated – simple thing. But we could save all the oil that they’re talking about getting off drilling – if everybody was just inflating their tires? And getting regular tune-ups? You’d actually save just as much!”


69 posted on 04/12/2022 5:21:42 AM PDT by Neverlift (When someone says "you just can't make this stuff up" odds are good, somebody did.)
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues
A new set of SUV tires costs about a thousand bucks.
A new iPhone costs about a thousand bucks.
Take away the miscreant's smartphones and accounts.
The vandalism will end quickly, without violence.


70 posted on 04/12/2022 5:55:56 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

Tires? We’ll let the air out of their lungs.


71 posted on 04/12/2022 6:14:02 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

Then we hang them from lamp posts, and reduce carbon even more.


72 posted on 04/12/2022 6:33:33 AM PDT by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

Tire iron to the elbow.

Touch my property gets you hurt. Invade my property gets you dead.


73 posted on 04/12/2022 7:08:48 AM PDT by bobbo666 (Baizuo)
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

There ABSOLUTELY IS property damage.

NEW tires are expensive.


74 posted on 04/12/2022 10:29:37 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

I would bet that NON_PRODUCTIVE humans on welfare /living in Mama’s basement are creating more bad emmissions.


75 posted on 04/12/2022 10:31:10 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: EvilCapitalist

No violence. Burn your used oil on their sidewalk.


76 posted on 04/12/2022 10:53:36 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It ( )
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues

If you get ahead of a bumper sticker covered prius or other care with the usual libtard things, keep on hand a supply of metal washers. Pass them and let your presence rain on the windshields. Alternately, cut off their valve stems when you see their electric power vehicle.


77 posted on 04/12/2022 4:31:43 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts ((“If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer,)
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To: ealgeone

Find out where the idiots that advocate this live and commit a little creative vandalism against them and their property.

It is long overdue for the left to be repaid in kind.


78 posted on 04/12/2022 4:34:48 PM PDT by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all anti-semites)
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To: Subcutaneous Fishstick Blues
I'd make it a point to park in the right neighborhoods and wait.

It's kinda like deer hunting.

79 posted on 04/12/2022 4:36:51 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The forces of fascism and oppression are on the move in North America. We cannot let tyranny stand!)
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To: Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi

https://tyreextinguishers.com/contact-us


80 posted on 04/12/2022 4:37:39 PM PDT by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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