Some Takes on Radical Action and Existential Risk Reduction
There have been some social movements that have pursued the reduction of extinction risks that have been analogous to movements to reduce existential risks today, including AI safety/alignment, and affiliated movements such as effective altruism, longtermism, etc. In the links provided are some examples of the most radical violent actions taken in North America by the more extreme wings of those other movements.
The Plowshares movement is an example of a non-violent anti-war movement that has organized some of the most radical non-violent actions taken intended to ostensibly decrease the chance of nuclear war from the 1980s to the present.
There are examples of many different kinds of non-violent direct action from environmental movements but there are so many that even a summary evaluation of them would be worthy of its own post. Environmental movements have been some of the biggest global social movements at their peaks, which come in waves like with most over long-standing/multi-generational mass movements:
The original heyday of environmentalism, including radical environmentalism, during the late 1960s and the 1970s.
The anti-nuclear movement, and the movement to protect the ozone layer and ban CFCs worldwide, during the 1980s.
The historic resurgence of environmental movements during the last several years.
More radical tactics have always continuously been practiced by environmental movements somewhere around the world since the 1960s, though there are times when more radical action is less prominent and widespread globally across all environmental movements at large. Like the waves of many other anti-establishment movements in the western world at the time, environmental movements became increasingly radical, or even violent, as the 1970s went on, which killed that wave of environmentalism by alienating public/popular support and provoking an overwhelming backlash from the state. Environmental movements tended to moderate, with more radical actions becoming less prominent overall and the movement being more non-violent during the 2nd wave. The 3rd wave is like the 1st wave in that it has become increasingly radical over time.
Some Takes on Radical Action and Existential Risk Reduction
There have been some social movements that have pursued the reduction of extinction risks that have been analogous to movements to reduce existential risks today, including AI safety/alignment, and affiliated movements such as effective altruism, longtermism, etc. In the links provided are some examples of the most radical violent actions taken in North America by the more extreme wings of those other movements.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-terrorism#Examples_of_tactics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litton_Industries_bombing
The Plowshares movement is an example of a non-violent anti-war movement that has organized some of the most radical non-violent actions taken intended to ostensibly decrease the chance of nuclear war from the 1980s to the present.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plowshares_movement#Recent_actions
There are examples of many different kinds of non-violent direct action from environmental movements but there are so many that even a summary evaluation of them would be worthy of its own post. Environmental movements have been some of the biggest global social movements at their peaks, which come in waves like with most over long-standing/multi-generational mass movements:
The original heyday of environmentalism, including radical environmentalism, during the late 1960s and the 1970s.
The anti-nuclear movement, and the movement to protect the ozone layer and ban CFCs worldwide, during the 1980s.
The historic resurgence of environmental movements during the last several years.
More radical tactics have always continuously been practiced by environmental movements somewhere around the world since the 1960s, though there are times when more radical action is less prominent and widespread globally across all environmental movements at large. Like the waves of many other anti-establishment movements in the western world at the time, environmental movements became increasingly radical, or even violent, as the 1970s went on, which killed that wave of environmentalism by alienating public/popular support and provoking an overwhelming backlash from the state. Environmental movements tended to moderate, with more radical actions becoming less prominent overall and the movement being more non-violent during the 2nd wave. The 3rd wave is like the 1st wave in that it has become increasingly radical over time.