In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Clayton Bohnet about protest through a philosophical lens. They discuss what a montage is and why he used it for his book, defining protest, and the functionality of protest. They talk about protest as spectacle, differences between protests and mobs/riots, Kant’s contribution to understanding critique, and many more topics.
I agreed with your pushback on the art protest. It's totally counterproductive and does nothing to advance serious dialog or change minds. Maybe if these activists stepped out of their bubble they would realise that solving climate change in a serious manner would entail massive sacrfices to our standard of living and isnt limited to corporations taking a hit to their profit margins.
As an example we know meat consumption is horrible for the planet. How many of these activists are vegan? Is clayton vegan? Last I checked the % of vegans hasn't budged meaning there has been little to no progress on this front. Even people I speak to who are on the left and on the climate change bandwagon will not give up meat. I would love to know how these protests are helping with this because I'm not seeing any positive results.
I agreed with your pushback on the art protest. It's totally counterproductive and does nothing to advance serious dialog or change minds. Maybe if these activists stepped out of their bubble they would realise that solving climate change in a serious manner would entail massive sacrfices to our standard of living and isnt limited to corporations taking a hit to their profit margins.
As an example we know meat consumption is horrible for the planet. How many of these activists are vegan? Is clayton vegan? Last I checked the % of vegans hasn't budged meaning there has been little to no progress on this front. Even people I speak to who are on the left and on the climate change bandwagon will not give up meat. I would love to know how these protests are helping with this because I'm not seeing any positive results.