Greta Thunberg

Cynically I think part of the reason she's getting attention is because of her age and profile and what she can do for others not what she is actually saying.

 

The first part might be true, but I am sure that people with autism can still think independently, be well informed and have unshakeable convictions. She speaks the truth, and she appears to be genuinely passionate about her cause. More power to her.

 

Never said there was anything wrong with it,she,s just not someone id listen to and id rather take the word of a scientist/professor who has years of study behind him than some kid who means well.

 

The reason people are taking note is because literally millions of young people across the world are engaged with this movement. It is not going away any time soon.

 

Ye i can see that happening to, someone will latch onto her and she will lose all credibility.

 

This is what you call ‘passing the buck’ carbon footprint style...

 

Like the 700 scientists in Germany who backed the kids when a politician tried to dismiss them as well intentioned but naïve?

https://m.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/fr...scher-unterstuetzen-schulstreik/24090044.html

Correction: in the end, over 26,000 scientists backed them.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/10/the-kids-are-taking-charge-of-climate-change/

 

I think she is being manipulated and it has the feel of her being pushed forward by those with their own motives. It lacks credibility for me but if she rallies youngsters into positive change then fair do's.

 

Exactly what I mean just comes across as a stunt. Getting manipulated something awful.

 

Well we need the fact and only fact, consistent with objective reality and can be proven to be true with evidence

 

Yeah alot of people with autism can think independently etc. But there's a video of her in the backround when Trump enters a room and she starts pulling this weird, angry, cringey face. Which makes me think she doesn't have a great sense of personal awareness, isn't 100% there and in turn is just being manipulated. But as I said, agree with the message and it's good people are taking notice to climate change.

 

We are in a worse place than I thought when ridiculing and trying to discredit kids concerned about the state of the planet becomes acceptable.

Not talking about anyone on here, more world leaders and anti climate change groups.

 

Everybody pulls that face when that cockwomble enters a room.

 

Kids are in school learning?i would say anything they have learned about climate change/Global warming(why did they change it?)is from listening to or reading things that came from the scientists/professors who have studied it for years.

I know they mean well but as far i can see their only repeating what we have heard from people who are qualified on the subject.
And i would think scientists would back them as they are just repeating what the scientist have been saying for years.

 

I am sure that both proponents and detractors of the movement will look to exploit her; it is inevitable, sadly.

The media in this country seem to have portrayed this as Greta Thunberg versus the world (discredit her, discredit the movement), when the movement involves millions of young people, and is completely decentralised and independent of political parties, trade unions, etc.

The kids are organising themselves; I think that is * brilliant. They are not all being manipulated.

 

I'm not sure what your point is?

Because it's been said many times before it doesn't need said anymore?