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kornmachine t1_j4aufnm wrote

There's much more to this.

RWE actually made a deal to pull out of coal mining 8 years earlier (so 2030 instead of 2038). That village was 'sacrificed' to RWE as part of the deal.

I still don't think it's a particularly good deal and electrifying coal is stupid. However, crying about it now is a bit late.

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jens-2420 t1_j4b23ye wrote

Five other villages were saved in the deal, and the end of coal mining eight years earlier than planned will help, too.

The protests at Lützerath are a mere symbol, causing heavy costs, and were seen as pathetic by many even before.

Do not forget: The tree house guy, the tunnel guys, and those having put their arms in oil drums with concrete will have to pay for their salvage.

I wonder if they have fun afterwards.

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gingerfawx t1_j4g3jke wrote

They'll still end up costing the taxpayer a pretty penny. This is bullshit. There are plenty of things to protest sensibly, in ways that don't alienate the mainstream that may still make a difference somewhere and yet this is how they burn their energy, money, and social capital. It feels like self-sabotage.

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YaGirlKellie t1_j4hgmig wrote

That's how everyone who isn't an idiot feels about people wanting to start more coal mining in 2023.

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DukeOfGeek t1_j4k1m8n wrote

And this is the kind of protest that's needed. Blocking coal mines and pipelines, not throwing soup at art.

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vechey t1_j4jk0la wrote

Gosh if people were just a little more polite the big corporations and rich politicians wouldn’t be destroying the Earth.

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Nervous_Promotion819 t1_j4bvdwn wrote

It must also be said that calling this cluster of houses a village is a bit of an exaggeration. It's a hamlet (Weiler) at most

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IvetRockbottom t1_j4czv5i wrote

But that, in no way, changes the argument on either side. And if it took a redefinition for you to be convinced, either way, then you are missing the point.

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Nervous_Promotion819 t1_j4d29by wrote

Yes, let's all simply ignore the fact that the deal is that RWE still gets this hamlet and that instead of 2038 coal mining will end in 2030 and no 7 other villages will be destroyed either

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IvetRockbottom t1_j4d3n75 wrote

That wasn't your statement. Whether you like the agreement or not, what is the point of distinguishing village vs hamlet? Nothing.

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Nervous_Promotion819 t1_j4d5xv9 wrote

I just responded to a comment addressing the deal, which strangely nobody mentions, adding that the media also portrays the whole event as if it were an entire village being demolished. I honestly don't know what you want from me

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DiscoKroger t1_j4dttc0 wrote

Is this actually Weiler that’s being demolished or is it Lutzerath? They’re about 6 km apart. Lutzerath is/was indeed a village.

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