Nevada law enforcement was filmed arresting climate change protesters at gunpoint after driving a pickup truck through their trailer blockade on Sunday.
“This is the most liberal group of people you can find on the planet,” said one of the people stuck in the traffic jam on the highway in the video capturing the events that led up to the incident.
After waiting for hours in their vehicles, the video shows people getting out to try to remove the contraption the climate change protesters assembled.
The protesters held posters making statements such as “Abolish Capitalism,” “Burners of the World Unite,” “General Strike for Climate,” and “Ban Private Jets” that were preventing those who—given the demographic of those who attend Burning Man—more than likely shared their views.
“Biden is drilling more oil than any president since Bush,” said one of the climate protesters handcuffed to the trailer. “Liberalism is not the answer either. We need to change the system. We need burners to rise up.”
As the woman spoke, two men argued. One of the men told a protester that he had to go to work.
Eventually, he managed to drive his truck around the blockade.
Others joined in attempting to drag the trailer out of the road.
“You’re probably here from Ireland or [expletive] way far away,” said one woman. “Get out of here.”
Rangers Arrive
Eventually, some other vehicles found a way around while others waited as the rangers arrived.“Disband and get off the highway,” a ranger said from his stopped pickup truck in front of the blockade. “This is a state route. Everybody will be arrested if not. Thirty seconds. Send your leader to my vehicle; let’s talk. Get off the [expletive] road.”
As someone approached the vehicle, another pickup truck rammed through the obstruction, with another truck flanking the side, effectively surrounding the protesters.
A law enforcement officer then got out of the pickup truck and told them to get down, holding the gun on them, tackling one woman to the ground, and handcuffing her.
“We’re not fighting,” screamed one of the protesters.
The officers proceeded to remove the remnants of the blockade off the highway and handcuffed more participants, reportedly arresting them for trespassing on tribal land.
The Daily Mail identified the demonstrators to be from the organizations Seven Circles and Extinction Rebellion.
Environmentalist Manifesto
According to a manifesto on the protest published by the anti-capitalist Seven Circles Alliance, the organization calls Burning Man festivalgoers to unite in advocating for social justice and environmentalism.“Admit that infinite growth is incompatible with sustaining the Earth’s systems and that the green transition is a lie perpetuated by those in power. Burning Man must advocate for system change on both political and economic levels,” the manifesto said.
The theme of this year’s Burning Man is “Animalia” to celebrate the animal kingdom. However, the Seven Circles’ manifesto said, “we must acknowledge that the animal population has declined by almost 705 since 1970 due to human consumer-driven activity.”
According to FNTV, the organization said the purpose was to bring attention to capitalism’s failure to fix climate change, as well as protest the commercialization of Burning Man among wealthy people who don’t share the values of what the festival promotes.
The Epoch Times contacted the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Rangers and the two climate change organizations for comment.
