Environmental activists from the group “Ultima Generazione” poured black liquid into Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain in protest over Italy’s “inaction” on climate change. About 20 minutes after the demonstration began, police officers entered the fountain and arrested the protesters.
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#Rome #TreviFountain #Italy
Activists truly don’t understand the damage they do to their own cause over crap like this. Not a singular mind was changed due to their “protest”. And look at the fool at the end of the video. He’s dangling like a monkey as they bring him to the car. Keep some of your dignity and walk upright.
@SDIGF3 I don’t want to support people who ruin some of the truly beautiful things left on Earth just because they’re little crybabies about something that we all know and have in our subconscience.
Good lord you people are stupid. The ink was completely unnecessary and not only did it damage the fountain: but the water had to be emptied, the fountain had to be cleaned, more water had to be put in, etc.
By doing this little ink stunt, it actually made the environment just that little bit worse with the resources others had to use to restore the fountain.
Get common sense. Do things that don’t damage other things. Because then what you’re protesting for will be worse because of the resources that will have to be used to put everything back the way it was.
@Ohana Are you Italian? Then you have no right to speak on the Trevi Fountain. It is a work of history and a UNESCO heritage sight.
@Benito Mussolini 🗣
@x8bitpixel ?
@Benito Mussolini (a speaking head emoji typically means, speaking facts)
Why don’t they try to do something for the world. instead they’re crying to the government, telling them to regulate emissions, and steal all the farm land.
I enjoy performance theater in general… hopefully, being activists, it’s non-toxic black liquid…we all mostly turn to goo in the end….. the thumbnail looked abit like ballet dancers, imho…. they glue themselves to the glass, which, most likely endangers themselves more than anything. If all our protests could be as peaceful and somewhat silly, it would be cool.
Like, I don’t even mind if your violin is pre-loaded with pop songs… it’s still very nice to listen to in the parking lots, and stuff.
You’re still taking the time to share the music with us, so why not?
@S B what
@x8bitpixel I think you might have forgotten about Dre
I have no idea what this is supposed to accomplish. But it’s better than throwing liquids at Old Masters paintings.
No, it’s not. Fontana do Trevi is also a masterpiece of sculpture and architecture. And it costs us Roman citizens MILLIONS to keep clean. It’s also a source of fresh water, another monument to ancient Roman engineering
yeah, unlike others this still looks reversible (hopefully)
@emily penfield Thank you for the correction. I have been to the Trevi fountain several times on various visits to Rome. Like Rome itself, it’s possibly the most beautiful fountain that I’ve ever seen.
I still don’t understand how attacking cultural monuments, no matter how temporarily, is supposed to help reverse global warming. If anything, these acts alienate people who might otherwise be sympathetic to the cause.
I have no idea why you can call this “better”, both are terrible.
@emily penfield The monument isn’t ancient, it was built in the 18th century.
Normally I feel bad for people who have bought the hype around some nonsensical narrative that people are pushing. They are truly useful idiots. But with climate activists, I have no sympathy whatsoever. In them, they hype triggers a latent personality that is hateful and destructive. They are the lowest forms of useful idiots.
That is just disrespectful
This is vandalism not protest🙄
The two are not mutually exclusive.
@Kill Colonialismyea they are when you are damaging or destroying property that does not belong to you it’s a criminal act and no longer considered protesting these people are idiots and doing nothing but stroking their already inflated egos
The crazy left , today a black substance, what will it be next?
Dude wasn’t doing himself any favors with that ‘Manbun’…
You don’t think that make his more credible?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
You are not an activist you are a vandal
I truly think climate change is real. I do feel we need to revert the damage we and our ancestors caused before we pass this earth over to future generations… But I WILL NOT support these lunatics.
Makes me back climate change.
Climate change is a deep state hoax and giving these kuntz billions will fix nothing.
Imagine being this scared of “climate change.” Kids these days have too much time on their hands.
Climate change is a real threat but what these protesters did is just confusing.
Your name matches you perfectly
Pretty much all they have .. time , phones and an inability to think on their own .. saving the world from their single parent home .
@A.K. Salzr especially since if you were as smart as you pretend to be you’d be able to do a simple google search and find that apes, which includes humans, are among the smartest animals on the planet. Now how about you go practice breathing through your nose, then come back and join the conversation.
the Big Capitalists who been destroying the climate for years are protected by the liberals democrats,,according to liberals democrats its against humans rights to wipe out these evils capitalists..
Like that’s going to fix anything?
Activated charcoal. There will be no damage to the fountain, of that I am certain. Stop trying to make them seem like criminals.
that is what they are.
They are vandalizing things that’s not helping anything they should be charged with trespassing and vandalizing.
Hey, I just poured a gallon of latex house paint all over your car, don’t worry, with a lot of scrubbing and cleaning it’ll come off because it won’t stick to your auto paint that well, ……. have fun. They are criminals, stop making excuses for them.
Thank you. People care more about some undamaged location than the fact we are killing the planet we all live in because they prefer to live in their own little world.
@A.K. Salzr Those same people usually think it’s okay to abort babies in the womb in horrific ways, but it’s okay to disrupt everyone else’s lives with their stunts of idiocy. Are you one of those idiots?? In ways you are right that we haven’t been good stewards of this planet, but don’t fall into the traps of the elites with this climate change BS while they get rich from it. The climate is and always has been in constant change. No matter how much money we throw into their pockets it won’t change the temperature to soothe your fragile nerves.
If only public beating is allowed.
because nothing says you care about the environment better than polluting clean water.
@SDIGF3 Hey, why are you so hostile to someone you don’t know and will never meet? What’s wrong with you? Social media has made people insane. You can make your point without being insulting and…toxic.
@Cutie Patootie Stop projecting.
@SDIGF3 They need a beating.
@Cutie Patootie I can hear the sarcasm in this 😂
@Bill Billerton but when you need one do you fall to the ground screaming and projecting yourself or do you just act like one of these piles online ?
Mindless Woketards
Idk. I get it. We are literally accelerating toward global destruction. Complacency and denial is our greatest obstical.
I don’t know, I feel that exhibitionism won’t solve anything, and it can create a negative imprint on those who might not be aware of our ecosystem challenges. Pretty much everyone is aware of the issues at hand, and they will be divided between those who care and does who doesn’t. I believe in coordinating with those who care to fix those issues without wasting time or resources with those who doesn’t.
You know, and it’s not just a feeling. They aren’t problem solvers. The coordination ends with performance art.
All this has done is get people like angry and want to punch them in the face.
Civilised country people doing uncivilised thing 😂
Do not pollute the water!
📖 ONCE UPON A TIME;
…THEY SOLVED NOTHING!
THE END 🤣
They asked just like Democrats in the United States 😂😂😂😂😂
You mean “act” and I agree with you.
All countries subsidize oil with taxpayer money more than agriculture housing Healthcare education renewable energy as most wars are actually fought over oil or oil is one of the economic weapons used
……….and oil keeps this world moving.
Oh no liberalism!!!. My high school teacher is also liberal too. If my high school teacher did that. I would snatch and rip the flag. Ughhh. I don’t like liberalism.
so, to protect the climate they partially destroy the environment?! got it, class A fruit cakes.
A penny for their thoughts😊
You’re not getting much for that penny.
I see Banksy😊
Make them pay for the clean up. Prosecutors should bring them to jail show them the hammer they will be using to break the rocks they will be breaking for the next twenty years. Cane them is a definite. Take all property they own if any. Slice off hand at the end of there sentence
I’m glad that the US isn’t the only country with absolute, stupid, foolish, ignorant ppl. This is such a travesty. Wonder how much energy and/or carbon footprint will be spent fixing this beautiful fountain….just so ignorant!
These are just egomaniacs who want attention they are doing nothing to help their supposed cause and will hopefully be jailed and billed for the clean up
HOPE these idiots will be dealt with severely..
Not climate activists as they would be more concerned with contaminated land and water.
This is an ancient piece of roman architecture, an engineering wonder of the ancient world. I hope nothing but the worst to these “people”.
@Hasanali Akhmedov the aqueduct isn’t what’s being discussed. it’s the stone basin that’s gonna stain.
@Hasanali Akhmedov I say you are wrong. Just look at the coverage they got. They got their message out. They can’t control for unintelligent people. So no, YOU are wrong. Demonstrably so.
@michael sapienza You don’t know that, You don’t know what they used.
@SDIGF3 How’s Al Gores latest book ? Does he give you a direct time and date for disaster or just a link for more donations to his family?
@Art Oh good job!! Saying you are ignorant without using the word ignorant. You are a rare talent!!
Environmental activists? NOT! they need to get a real job but I’m hoping 10 years in prison. The judges are as useless as they are and they will be out in a few days to do it all over again.
Crazy, if been just hours before in Rome and at the Trevi Fountain.
Activists or an an excuse to throw a child like tantrums
What is this achieving?
Now I am convinced.
In the 70’s people got in to making horror movies about issues like this. Coma, Proficy, It’s Alive. Some were done by religious groups wanting to scare people in to being good. I have an idea for such a story.
Here is the plot: The natural world is the only thing keeping demonic forces from ruling the Earth. The more the natural world dies the more people become possessed by demonic forces. See it’s kind of a Christian demonic occult type story complete with roaming demonic possessed zombie armies. See the idea is that the Devil is tricking humans in to destroying the earth with overpopulation and Earth’s warming. By doing this the Devil weakens Gods supremacy on Earth. The Devil is getting God to abandon the Earth as a failed project by getting us humans to destroy it. There, maybe someone can use this idea.
Rome needs a new mayor.
scorching sun prompt them to do this, may be they felt cool after diving in it.
Good for them. Now that’s having guts!!! No damage was done (charcoal in water won’t harm anything – calm down) and they are voicing their discontent for their government not doing anything because it’s managed by old people who only care about the next 5 years they might be alive.
Do that in china or any petroleum company headquarters.
Pretty sure nothing going to happen to these fools and its going to happen again….now…whats for dinner?
I love how activists lose the ability to walk once law enforcement showed up.
They are part braindead
At the end of the day, I did not feel convinced.
This comment has such a funny aura to it. No clue why.
Open air asylum
Sick people.
Wasn’t it very recently refurbished or cleaned? This is sick as the white marbles are easily discoloured.
I threw a months worth of plastic bottles in the river immediately after watching this. Wouldnt have done it if i didnt see this video.
Great! They wasted water because the fountain needed draining. I can’t believe i was just there a few days ago.
Bystanders holding these evil doers under water a few minutes would have taken care of the issue right quick.
Protesting climate and environmental issues by polluting a fountain, that will now waste 1000s of gallons of fresh water to refill.
Or they block traffic, causing 100s of miles of traffic jams, adding millions of extra tons of pollution that wouldn’t have been released if they didn’t cause the traffic jams in the first place.
Let’s all be glad they’re not protesting r*pe cos they’d be r*ping people in the street to Protest it cos they’re that f***** backward
These people are truly low IQ.
Some are truly concerned people but most are just attention getter with destructive & disruptive energy.
I know how to turn the water red ✊🏽👊🏽🩸
Here in America they will called Radical democrat supporters
It’s the 1st time I agree to settle this the American’s way
So these idiots are protesting climate change by polluting thousands of gallons of water? BRILLIANT.
These are NOT activists, they are TERRORISTS, plain and simple.
Well, they should be treated like the Roman’s did with a certain person.
The earth has been warming for 12,000 years.
Keep praising Greta Thunberg, though!
Disgusting animal thugs should have been forced to do the cleanup
This is terrorism and vandalism, they should go to jail.
Someone should have rincés them off with battery acid. 😂
Countries should start making laws targeting these illiterate groups for endangering their own monuments and paintings which are national treasures with penalties like….heavy fines, community services, prison sentences and even I think public humiliation
Put them on a cross so everyone can see sin.
A bb rifle would’ve fixed them real quick.
Naw, just do it, napoleon style or Roman style.
When China is responsible for 30% of carbon emissions no one bats an eye but when italy does 1% everybody loses their mind.
These are the type of people that would protest an oil company for causing an oil spill. But now they are the oil spill. Hubris!
NEVER again Will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And NEVER again Will I destroy all living creatures, as *I have DONE*
“As long as the Earth Endures,
seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
day and night
will NEVER cease.” Sayeth The LORD Amen Genesis 8 Praise Be To GOD
think about how spoiled a brat you must be to conclude in that little mind of yours that of the millions of people who have respectfully enjoyed world heritage sights, being mindful of preserving it for future generations, you are so above eeeeeverybody else.. that you are entitled to do this.. somebody’s father has not done their job!!!
oh my god this text on video is bs produce freaking content
Augustus…we miss u
Scum.
Let’s pollute! That will get our planet crisis message across
Do they realize they’re using a petroleum byproduct to protest?
For anyone who’s interested: the black paint fortunately didn’t stain the marble BUT the fountain had to be emptied and cleaned. They had to throw away 300.000 litres of water (10144206 Onces). Trevi fountain has a recycling system, that means that there’s no need to add more water since the same amount goes in the filter and then again in the fountain. So the activists that wanted to save the environment, caused a huge waste of water, electricity and put the ancient marble under a lot of “chemical stress” due to the special cleaning. Not to mention how much money the city had to spend to fix everything. Authorities said that the fountain will be back to normal in no time, but still….😢
罰として彼らの自宅内部を全て黒にペイントするべきだ。稚拙で恥ずべき行為をしている。
One day, i will dress for halloween as a climate activist with a piece of asphalt glued on my hand.
New tourist attraction
Bunch of degens
Should have made them drink it
Cops be cleaning the pool
i hope these little communist freaks were locked up
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