Greta Thunberg detained at The Hague climate demonstration

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Greta Thunberg detained at The Hague climate demonstration
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We need more like her who take the threat as a threat and act like it's a threat.

Being "serious" or calm about it is not working, and catastrophically so.

She just babbles and has no solution to the problem. She’s addicted to the media attention.

As voters we need to push politicians to make changes and in America that is through taxation and not bans.

Biden has pushed stupid legislation that won’t accomplish anything.

You want to reduce ice cars? Increase gasoline taxes and remove subsidies. Gas would double in price with would reduce the miles people drive and the size of their cars.

The problem is it’s a global problem and everyone needs to pitch it.

Hmm... seems like you should thank her.

Because she participated in that protest, she got arrested, a news source wrote about it, and you got to bring up good points about how we need to take more action.

Yeah she babbles speaks about the issues, but since she's not (yet?) an elected official, what else would you have her do?

Personally I’d like to see her go away. She does nothing to help in my opinion and gives credit it’s a crazy conspiracy. She just comes off as an idiot.

The way you make change is vote for people that want to make real changes. Not stupid crap like carbon credits. People that have real ideas.

You talk to your friends about it. I’ve got several people to switch to teslas and solar power. It requires logic and facts.

Just babbling like an idiot turns people off and they don’t think a thing but made up conspiracy.

Ah yes, the person who has rallied up more people (current and future voters) globally around the climate issue than anyone else as of late has done nothing to help. I think what you mean is that she annoys you.

Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

She damages the vision.

I don’t know anyone she’s rallied. She’s universally made fun of this country.

What has changed since she’s been ranting? Nothing. She wants the focus on her and not the issue

Ah, Neuromancer doesn't know anyone she's rallied. My bad, case closed then! lmao

She literally formed the largest climate protest movement in the world, while you sit here and spread dumbass conspiracy bullshit about her.

I never said anything about a conspiracy. I said she an idiot who really isn’t helping.

You're still advocating individual car ownership as a sustainable future...buses, trams, trolleys, LRT, trains. 6000lbs (2200kilos) just to get a few groceries is over kill.

Maybe you don’t live in America but for the foreseeable future, that is the solution. The first step is a reduction in using fossil fuels. Public transportation would take decades to build out to a useable level in America.

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Did you even read the article? That's literally what they're calling for. The removal of subsidies.

As for everyone needing to pitch in, just no. The vast majority of emissions come from sources outside public control. The "everyone needs to pitch in" and "watch your personal carbon footprint" crap is just effective marketing from BP.

Not saying cutting down personal emissions is bad, every little helps...

but it's not a solution. We need to be holding the big emmiters accountable.

The only realistic way to doing that is through inconvenient protests like blocking roads and making sure we can't be ignored. How else do you force governments to turn on their benefactors?

It's been over 50 years now, and we've seen very little real movement on this. it's been mostly token and empty gestures, and pandering. It's time we stepped up our game.

Soooo she's got the right idea imo

Addicted to the attention? I know nothing about her except her age and her stance on climate change

She doesn't go off topic, she doesn't do talk shows. Maybe she loves the attention deep down, but she stays on mission..She doesn't abuse the privilege. She's allowed to enjoy the process, I hope she does.

I challenge you to follow your convictions to that extent

She doesn’t abuse the privilege

Like when she threw the fit that the train didn’t give her first class. Yep, doesn’t abuse her privilege at all.

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