Comment by voakbasda
1 hour ago
Because they think it might make people give a shit enough to do something to change that outcome?
Fear is a strong motivator, but it is not a good one in this case. To really be effective, there must be the threat of direct, immediate, and severe consequences.
Instead it causes people to treat their messages as hyperbolic and undermines their entire movement.
There also has been, in the past, threat of indirect consequences that would happen in the future and which never came true.