Environmental protesters determined to force the German automotive industry to decarbonize glued themselves to the floor at the Porsche pavilion in the Autostadt museum in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Then they complained there was no place to poop.
“Together with 15 other members of @ScientistRebel1 I have occupied the Porsche pavillion at @Autostadt, 9 of us glued to the floor and some of us on hunger strike until our demands to decarbonise the German transport sector are met,” self-described “experimental economist” Gianluca Grimalda tweeted.
Together with 15 other members of @ScientistRebel1 I have occupied the Porsche pavillion at @Autostadt, 9 of us glued to the floor and some of us on hunger strike until our demands to decarbonise the German transport sector are met👉 https://t.co/Y5uo5IicXb @ClimateHuman pic.twitter.com/SUxUy5Q5uq
— gianluca grimalda (@GGrimalda) October 19, 2022
“VW told us that they supported our right to protest, but they refused our request to provide us with a bowl to urinate and defecate in a decent manner while we are glued, and have turned off the heating. People in support can’t get out of the building,” he complained.
.@VW told us that they supported our right to protest, but they refused our request to provide us with a bowl to urinate and defecate in a decent manner while we are glued, and have turned off the heating. People in support can't get out of the building. 2/ pic.twitter.com/YZuuiww5Q4
— gianluca grimalda (@GGrimalda) October 19, 2022
“Current actions and plans are grossly inadequate, and even these obligations are not being met. The rate of environmental destruction closely tracks economic growth, which leads to us extracting more resources from Earth than are regenerated,” Scientist Rebel states on its website, calling for “degrowth of economies” but assuring living standards will not be affected as the wealthiest of the population will pay for the cost.
“Governments and corporations aim to increase growth and profits, inevitably accelerating the destruction of life on Earth,” the website declares.
“To achieve decarbonisation on the required scale demands economic degrowth, at least in the short term,” it continues. “This does not necessarily require a reduction in living standards. For a just transition, the cost of degrowth must be paid for by the wealthiest, who have benefited enormously from the current destructive world order, while others have faced the consequences. A just transition to a sustainable system requires the wealth from the 1% to be used for the common benefit.”
Conservatives had a field day mocking the protesters:
“Perhaps you should have thought of bringing your pisspot before you glued yourself to the floor, you blithering idiot,” said Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro.
Perhaps you should have thought of bringing your pisspot before you glued yourself to the floor, you blithering idiot https://t.co/jiMMSFHY4k
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 20, 2022
“S*** on the floor, no one said life was easy,” commentator Tim Pool said.
Shit on the floor, no one said life was easy https://t.co/ECJD7kcOeh
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) October 20, 2022
“Last loser to piss themselves gets the car,” Stephen Miller said.
Last loser to piss themselves gets the car. https://t.co/dFeohX34wR
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 20, 2022
“They have taken the Bridge and the Second Hall. We have barred the gates, but cannot hold them for long. The ground shakes… Drums. Drums in the deep. We cannot get out. A Shadow moves in the dark… We cannot get out… They are coming,” quipped Noah Blum.
They have taken the Bridge and the Second Hall. We have barred the gates, but cannot hold them for long. The ground shakes… Drums. Drums in the deep. We cannot get out. A Shadow moves in the dark… We cannot get out… They are coming. https://t.co/EQaWAziw2F
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) October 20, 2022
“Nothing says serious effort like pooping in a bowl,” another added.
Nothing says serious effort like pooping in a bowl https://t.co/g8ePrfstQV
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair 🦥 (@senatorshoshana) October 20, 2022