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   Peter Kalmus (climatehuman@climatejustice.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Jan-2023 12:45:48 JST Peter Kalmus

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   When billions of lives are at stake, including the lives of people we love or even our own lives, then yes, risking arrest to try to stop that through nonviolent civil disobedience is probably "worth it" for a lot of us.

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     Peter Kalmus (climatehuman@climatejustice.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Jan-2023 12:45:49 JST Peter Kalmus

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     I am working on projections of extreme humid heat, and hopefully will soon be communicating the results publicly (and refining them over time). They are harrowing. All of this activism MUST be seen in the context of potential for future death and suffering.

     Charles Muller repeated this.
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     Peter Kalmus (climatehuman@climatejustice.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Jan-2023 12:45:51 JST Peter Kalmus

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     Also, that a lot of people who CAN risk arrest are not yet doing so - and if they did I think it would be huge. In general, we need a lot more climate activism of all kinds, but too much climate activism (like petitions) is too polite and as a result probably not very effective

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     Peter Kalmus (climatehuman@climatejustice.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Jan-2023 12:45:52 JST Peter Kalmus

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     I wanted to say that this ^^ wasn't a great tweet. I am well aware that not everyone can risk arrest, and I've said as much publicly many times. The spirit behind the tweet was that, in general, we are being FAR too polite as activists, and taking more risks should be encouraged.

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     Peter Kalmus (climatehuman@climatejustice.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Jan-2023 12:45:53 JST Peter Kalmus

     Your kids and grandkids will want to know if you got arrested for the climate

     Charles Muller repeated this.