There are many things offensive in this world, and often things require nuance and context, but... I genuinely cannot fathom why anyone is offended by a young girl saying she wants us all to stop destroying the fucking planet.
@kim9973
No she’s not. There is no George Soros conspiracy. I know this because I keep asking for money and not getting any. Please stop sending me this nonsense.
@RalfLittle
because taking the moral high ground makes you look cool they think being outraged at things and comments online is easier than being outraged at climate change and extinction os species
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@PoppyHartley
There's a lot of these young people these days, they're going around having opinions on lots of stuff without first having had the decency to get older
Fortunately, if we disagree, we can just attack their youth & write off their opinions as naivete
@RalfLittle
I’m not in the slightest bit offended by her; I just happen to not agree with her views. It seems that because she’s 16, has Aspergers, is charismatic and vocal that we aren’t allowed to challenge what she says.
@RalfLittle
It’s totally bizarre. At the same time David Attenborough, with much the same message is celebrated. Do you have to be a white haired white man to be trusted?
@RalfLittle
They are genuinely scared of the youth voice and its potential as a movement for change. The platitudes about empowering young people are increasingly being shown as just that. We should be embracing their thoughts, views and ideas and not as some are belittle and discredit.
@RalfLittle
Mostly because they think the people saying we should stop destroying the fucking planet are actually conspiring to advance their own political and economical aims by using lies and fake science as a Trojan horse.
@RalfLittle
Alien 1 : Did you hear about the Humans on Earth?
Alien 2 : No what happened
Alien 1 : They bitched and moaned about a little girl warning them they were about to go extinct instead of doing something about it
Alien 2 : and...
Alien 1 : They went extinct....
Alien 2 : Mofos
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@WayneDavid81
Because admitting she's right means admitting that our whole system is wrong and that we've all been lied to and that everyone who's been defending it has been wrong the whole time. People can't deal with that and will attack the messenger
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@CreativeSteveF
Because they are scared of her. She challenges their comfortable thought patterns and may even threaten their lifestyle.
So they lash out.
@RalfLittle
I just can’t imagine having this kind of response to a child actually flipping doing something to challenge our rubbish attitude to climate change. Baffling!
@RalfLittle
To be fair other nations are far worse than us. We are just a small speck on this planet and until you get the agreement of the likes of India China and the US no matter how much we do it will have little impact.