It all started at around the halfway mark of the second act when the protesters suddenly stood up and started ranting about the "climate emergency" and unfurling their banner. Of course, they didn't take long to boast about their theatrics on social media. Watch:

1 #BREAKING - Rebels disrupted the Metropolitan Opera, warning that we need to #EndFossilFuels immediately to avoid a dead planet. #MetOpera #ClassicalMusic #COP2 [THREAD] pic.twitter.com/NTAKqUbzzf

— Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 (@XR_NYC) December 1, 2023

The gentleman appears particularly unhinged, shouting, "WAKE UP! The stream is polluted!  The stream is tainted! The stream is poison! This is a climate emergency! This is a climate crisis. There will be no opera on a dead planet!" 

He was so worked up it appeared as if he was about to suffer a coronary.

In this next clip, you can see the seated woman on the right side of the image hollering, "Get out of here! Get out of here!" And why wouldn't she? She probably paid a pretty penny for her seats, and she didn't fork over her money to watch these idiots.

4 The government is telling us electric cars and solar panels will solve this problem but we know that’s not true. We need to all understand the scale of the catastrophe we’re facing. #Cop28 failure pic.twitter.com/inPcyMY0ta

— Extinction Rebellion NYC 🌎 (@XR_NYC) December 1, 2023

The message was well-planned, according to the activists. "The disruption was timed to coincide with the main character’s declaration that ‘love is a spring to be drunk from,’ and highlighted the fact that, contrary to those words spoken on stage, springs are not pure now, because we are in a climate crisis, and our water is contaminated," the group said in a statement.

Um, okay. 

The group was eventually ushered out by authorities as many in the audience cheered. But were they done? No. As the performance started back up, another Extinction Rebellion loon stood up and spewed some more insanity. 

In all, the opera was halted for 22 minutes. You saved the planet, guys!

This is far from the only disruption this group and others like Just Stop Oil have committed in the name of climate. Many times, they themselves hurt the environment with their destructive actions by forcing cars and trucks to idle when they block roads or by harming art and statuary with toxic chemicals. Here are just a few RedState headlines in recent months:

Dutch Authorities Have Had Enough of Road-Blocking Eco-Nuts, Blast Them With Water Cannons

Climate Activists Block Road to Burning Man Festival, Find Out That Nevada Rangers Don't Play Around

Rome's Iconic Trevi Fountain Latest Victim of Crazed Climate Activists

There are plenty more where those came from. Unfortunately, folks like these are not going away anytime soon: 

The activists stressed they "love opera" but they had to disrupt the public as a "last resort" for the climate "emergency."

"We’re not going to stop disrupting, because nature is only getting started. The orange skies and the flooding in New York City this year are just the beginning," spokesperson Jack Baldwin said in a statement.

Right, New York City has never had flooding or a sunset before.

The question is, what do they think they're going to achieve with their antics? That by them defacing a priceless Van Gogh, the world is suddenly going to swear off fossil fuels and we'll magically be energy-independent? Or do they want us to just turn out all the lights and live by candlelight like it's the 1800s again? 

You can almost see them in their planning room, saying to each other excitedly, "Hey, Jean, if we just disrupt the opera tonight or destroy some fabulous painting, we can save the world!"

Mostly, their main achievement is ticking people off, destroying things, and gumming up the works. How this helps the climate is beyond me. 

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