Why are Extinction Rebellion so into White Face?

Guest essay by Eric Worrall

So much white…

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michel
October 15, 2019 2:17 am

Peter Hitchens writes:

I have yet to get one of them to respond to this simple point. We recently closed and demolished Didcot ‘A’ coal-fired power station, an efficient, reasonably modern plant with a generating capacity of about 1.44 gigawatts.

Why? Why not at least mothball it? But no such caution is allowed in the great cause of cutting CO2 emissions.

Look at the facts: an enormous 259 gigawatts (180 Didcots) of new coal-fired capacity are under development in China. That’s on top of the 993 gigawatts of coal-burning capacity China already possesses (690 Didcots).
Perhaps the most dispiriting version of it is to be seen in the painted, beatific faces of the red-robed mime-artists who are to be found on so many of the demonstrations demanding that this country commits economic suicide
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Perhaps the most dispiriting version of it is to be seen in the painted, beatific faces of the red-robed mime-artists who are to be found on so many of the demonstrations demanding that this country commits economic suicide

The UK’s whole electrical generation capacity, in all forms of power, is 85 gigawatts (59 Didcots). If we gave up using electricity entirely, it would make no difference at all to the impact of Chinese coal burning on the atmosphere.

None. Not any. Zero. If we completely abolish all our fossil-fuel generation, including gas, it would likewise not matter in the slightest – except to us, our economy and our standard of living.

China’s planned increase, yes, increase, in coal power is three times the size of our whole electricity-generation industry – wind, nuclear gas, and all. India is also increasing coal generation and last March reached a coal capacity of 200 gigawatts (139 Didcots).

Quite.

Henning Nielsen
October 15, 2019 3:46 am

What? White face and not-so-white hands and neck? Poor theatrics.

Killer Marmot
Reply to  Henning Nielsen
October 15, 2019 6:48 am

Trudeau wore it better. He even blackened the skin beneath a rip in his jeans.

John Endicott
October 15, 2019 4:56 am

Because white hoods are so last century

John Bell
October 15, 2019 5:04 am

All those day-glo freaks who used to paint the face
They’ve joined the human race
Some things will never change
(Son, you were mistaken)
You are obsolete
Look at all the white men on the street

John Bell
October 15, 2019 5:05 am

They probably ordered those costumes from amazon, ironic!

October 15, 2019 5:27 am

It’s to hide the fact that they are all white.

Edwin
October 15, 2019 8:22 am

Appreciate that the Red Brigade was a radical, violent Marxist terrorist group in the 1960s and 70s. Supported by the Soviet Union. It is even possible Putin helped organize the original Red Brigade and Red Guard groups. Sounds like the same 1960s-70s playbook to me.

Harry Passfield
October 15, 2019 8:52 am

It’s all part of meme that is based on bogey-men and frightening children. It’s why CO², which is colourless, is always referred to as ‘carbon’ – ‘cos it’s BLACK. Subliminal racism at its worst. The black bogey-man is coming to get you!!

Vanessa
October 15, 2019 8:56 am

Extinction Rebellion’s tweets do not sound as though they are scared of what they predict !! More as if they are looking forward to it – good riddance !!!

October 15, 2019 9:01 am

The use of colors is pure Gene Sharp stuff. From Maidan, to Hong Kong, to XR.
Color revolutions brought to a town near you.

Coeur de Lion
October 15, 2019 10:06 am

It’s quite simple. This is a war between white senior educated and white junior uneducated. People with brown skins will continue to build coal fired plants and the CO2 count will continue to rise irrespective of this irrelevant war.
When it reaches four and a half molecules per ten thousand and nothing’s happened, we can relax and think about the future in a rational manner.

Gator
October 15, 2019 10:38 am

Because they are clowns.

John Endicott
Reply to  Gator
October 15, 2019 11:43 am

+42

PmhinSC
October 15, 2019 11:30 am

All the costumes and protests they do cost money. Who is providing financial backing for them? Apologies if this was previously asked and answered!

John Q Public
October 15, 2019 11:57 am

Basically, Extinction Rebellion is illustrating through drama the impact on plants, animals, humans, and all life on earth in the absence of sufficient CO2. Spread the word.

Eric Eikenberry
October 15, 2019 12:22 pm

Climate change fanatics are becoming a cult. Period. “Accept our beliefs as facts, you idiotic non-believers!”

John Gorman
October 16, 2019 12:55 am

If they are going to be a totalitarian honor they should honor their roots.Could someone please show the Extinction Rebellion protesters how to draw a swastika properly!

Richard S Courtney
October 17, 2019 2:33 am

Friends,

London commuters have used violence in response to ‘Extinction Rebellion’ attempting to stop them getting to work.
see https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10153612/extinction-rebellion-jubilee-line-tube/

Richard