In the collective mind of XR it seems very simple & reductionist – either the truth or climate denial. XR demands objective ‘truth’ to be told – as though truth is one solid tangible thing that can be told – as though there aren’t other versions of truth & as though truth is not hugely complex. This is not to disrespect the caring & courageous individuals who have been recruited & placed their trust in XR out of their genuine concern for climate justice, but I now think the core is rotten. Speaking as someone who once believed the XR narrative and was very active in my local groups, I have to say I now find the organisation dubious to say the least. Are you supporting life or death, creation or extinction? Be(come) your own guide and master and learn how to follow your heart. Never follow anyone or any paradigm just because it sounds good or plausible. I recommend this article about internet trolling:īe aware of the ‘divide and conquer’ agenda. There’s a lot of misleading going on, as always, but now more than ever. The Cabal created the narrative of man-made CO2-induced climate change and hijacked environmental movements in order to spread fear/chaos and to radicalize people, but also to get them excited about the interests of the Elite:Įven if some members may have good intentions, some of them just get paid for their participation, and major worldwide climate protests are clearly pervaded by negative occult symbolism (please note, some of the pictures in the links can be disturbing): just follow the money!) are being pushed to the background. It is not a coincidence that it gets a lot of mainstream media attention, while the real issues (child abuse and human trafficking, the real cause of our wars, etc. Lest we forget that it wasn’t long ago when the “data” was warning of the impending ice age (via David Alexander). “No extinction-symbol merchandise exists, and it never will do.” Extinction Rebellion contacted ESP in 2018 about incorporating the design into their movement.Īll this is obviously about more than a logo. That incident gave me confidence that people could instantly get the meaning of it, even though the design was somewhat stylised for ease of application.” Extinction symbol in George Square, Glasgow, via website makes the extinction symbol freely available to those who wish to use it, but makes it clear that it has always been an anti-consumerist project. Then they became curious about the meaning and one said, ‘X marks the spot,’ then his friend said, ‘No, time’s running out.’ I turned around and was like ‘Yes!’ I walked over and gave them a flyer about the extinction crisis that I’d printed off for such occasions. “I started off by chalking it really large on a wall down Brick Lane and some guys standing across the street were joking around, asking me if I thought I was Banksy or something. That’s when ESP realised he had to put it out there himself, pasting posters and tiles of the symbol on walls around east London. Only one replied to say they’d use it if it ever got popular, but they wouldn’t circulate it beforehand. At the start of 2011 I was just randomly sketching designs and as soon as I drew the symbol I knew what it was.” Extinction symbol outside Downing Street, via ĮSP emailed around 20 environmental groups, offering the use of the symbol. I gradually realised that the issue was so big that it needed something simple that anybody could easily replicate. “But it felt quite inconsequential in relation to the scale of the problem. “I was making protest art about the declines of various individual species for a while,” he said. In a recent interview for Eco Hustler, the symbol’s designer, an east London artist known as “ESP,” spoke of prior involvement with the UK anti-roads movement and a background in sculpture and printmaking. Despite Extinction Rebellion protests in 2018/19 raising awareness of the design, its origins predate the XR movement. Climate protests in Wellington, NZ, via circle represents earth, while the stylised hourglass signifies that time’s running out. Just like the peace symbol, it’s easy to replicate, whether spray-painted, embroidered, printed on pin-badges, etc., and as a result it’s easy to remember. Its growing presence around the world is certainly aided by its simplicity. Now we see the movement against climate breakdown being represented by the extinction symbol, brought to prominence by the recent actions of Extinction Rebellion (XR). The rave generation of the 80s had the smiley logo. Counterculture from the late 1950s was identified by the peace symbol.
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