Climate activists were dragged off the road after blocking traffic in Paris, France, according to reports.
Viral video shows drivers taking the matter into their own hands when protesters brought traffic to a standstill.
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“Don’t f***ing bother. Stand aside, for f***’s sake!” The first driver yelled.
He then threw the protester onto another climate activist before another driver joined in to drag one of the two remaining protesters off the road.
“You’re a pain in the a**!” The other driver shouted. “Every day, you p*** me off!”
The first driver’s white Renault car finally made its way through the road, and threw one last insult to the climate activists before continuing his journey, saying: “Is that all you have to do?! We need to go to work!”
The protesters have been identified as members of the French activist group “Dernière Rénovation,” who have drawn inspiration from the “Just Stop Oil” demonstrators’ modus operandi.
“48% of French people fear not being able to heat themselves or pay their bills this winter and 82% support the massive renovation intervention. Civil resistance is our only chance to move a government for which private interests take precedence over the general interest,” the organization said of the blockade.
This comes after a string of climate change-related demonstrations across Europe, most recently with the case of two activists gluing themselves to a conductor’s stand at a concert in Hamburg, Germany.
The incident occurred last month when two activists from the radical group “Last Generation” interrupted a Beethoven concert at the Elbphilharmonie concert hall and glued themselves together while lecturing the audience about climate change. Law enforcement officials quickly removed and arrested the two activists, and the show went on as scheduled.
The wave of climate protests prompted an international outcry, with government officials and art experts condemning the practice and museums all over the world increasing security.
“[Vandalism] alienates many people we need to bring into the fold. People who are natural allies in the climate battle but will draw negative associations with climate advocacy and activism from such acts,” said University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann.
