The climate activists sure are getting busy this summer. Aside from the usual shenanigans we’ve become accustomed to in the UK courtesy of Just Stop Oil, a group in Spain called Futuro Vegetal have this week targeted a $315M superyacht anchored in Ibiza that belongs to Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie.
And by targeted I mean splashed it with red and black paint. Oh the humanity!
Climate Activists Make a Statement: Paint Vandalism Targets Walmart Heiress’ $300 Million Yacht in Ibiza
A prominent climate change activist group, @FuturoVegetal, made headlines after vandalizing the $300 million superyacht owned by Nancy Walton Laurie, a billionaire heiress of… pic.twitter.com/eJcu2bRszc
— URECOMM (@URECOMM) July 16, 2023
Climate change activists have covered a $315 million yacht in red and black paint, in protest against oil and climate change.
The yacht belongs to Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie and was moored in Ibiza, Spain. pic.twitter.com/tuucrKgqle
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) July 16, 2023
Well, I guess it makes more sense to go after a massive gas-guzzling superyacht than it does than it does to deface priceless works of art or glue yourself to the middle of the road. Who knows, going after the stupendously rich rather than the common man and woman could even win over regular folk to their cause? Yeah, probably not.
Don’t get me wrong though, it’s probably still effective in one sense because the media and blogs like ours keep covering these stories. I’m just not sure that said groups are growing in numbers or credibility by pulling these sorts of stunts. Do you reckon Walmart heiress Nancy Walton Laurie was even mildly inconvenienced by this or nah? She was probably lounging on a recliner on the top deck ,eating oysters and drinking champagne, completely oblivious to anything that was happening. Meanwhile, her poor staff were already getting their hands dirty and trying to hose the paint off the side of the boat while these dweebs held up their ‘You consume, others suffer’ signs.
Overall, maybe a step in the right direction for the climate activists, but still not quite enough.
