Greta Thunberg

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Hello Moose,



You happen to be a citizen of one the nations which is a part of the UN.

There is no 'they' about it.

The UN is the organized body of world leaders.

This is a world that you happen to live in.

YOU are the 'they.'

It's about time you became one of us, the people of the world, united for the common good.

Arsehole on steroids!!

 

[PoliTalker]

Hello CO,

A perfect example of what I was illustrating. Who is against clean water?

Greedy profit-hungry corporations, that's who.

 

[PoliTalker]

Hello signalmankenneth,

RIGHT ON GRETA!!!

Make America Greta Again!!!

.

The little girl who saved the world.

Best freaking thing since the little dutch boy.

 

[PoliTalker]

Hi CO,

I am not offended at all. Her sincerity is not in doubt. She is the perfect for her role.

And that's what is chapping deniers.

She's ROLLING them.

 

[PoliTalker]

Hello Sirthinksalot,

So the schools should be able to force kids to exercise? That seems excessive, but giving them an F in gym class if they don't participate seems reasonable. SAY NO TO PARTICIPATION TROPHIES!!!

Leave any child behind that doesn't measure up?

 

[PoliTalker]

Hello anonymoose,

Any kid who feels their dreams and childhood have been lost or stolen for any reason is depressed, plain and simple.
Kids who grow up in a healthy environment would never say such a thing.
The U.N. should be kicked off U.S. soil for using a depressed child to further their Agenda (21). It's child abuse.

That is so flatly wrong. Childhoods are lost and stolen EVERY DAY. These comments are indicative of a state of denial rising to absurd levels.

Lost childhoods are reality.

It totally occurs every day.

And Climate Change has done it for Greta.

I would suggest you reassess.

 

[moon]

Arsehole on steroids!!

Potty-mouthed, repetitious moron.

 

[PoliTalker]

Hello ThatOwlWoman,

The anger of some towards a girl who is a climate change spokesperson for her age group reminds me of the similar hate directed towards the Parkland shooting survivors.

SPOT ON OBSERVATION. Bravo!

Here's some food for thought. Who better to address the issues facing the world that they will inherit from us? When we were their age, some of us worried about nuclear war, being drafted to die in the jungles of Vietnam, and/or the appalling environmental destruction going on all around us. Some of us protested, marched, wrote letters to our elected officials and to the opinion editors of our newspapers. We had loud, passionate voices like Greta's and David's. Those voices were heard, weren't they? No more draft, the VN war ended, nuclear proliferation was largely stopped, and the EPA was formed. Our planet is more peaceful and cleaner than it was back then, in part because we said something with millions of voices.

Is that what angers and scares you, that Greta's voice -- and the voices of millions of her fellow young people -- will be heard?

Why?

That is the question deniers should be asking themselves.

 

[Cypress]

The anger of some towards a girl who is a climate change spokesperson for her age group reminds me of the similar hate directed towards the Parkland shooting survivors.

Here's some food for thought. Who better to address the issues facing the world that they will inherit from us? When we were their age, some of us worried about nuclear war, being drafted to die in the jungles of Vietnam, and/or the appalling environmental destruction going on all around us. Some of us protested, marched, wrote letters to our elected officials and to the opinion editors of our newspapers. We had loud, passionate voices like Greta's and David's. Those voices were heard, weren't they? No more draft, the VN war ended, nuclear proliferation was largely stopped, and the EPA was formed. Our planet is more peaceful and cleaner than it was back then, in part because we said something with millions of voices.

Is that what angers and scares you, that Greta's voice -- and the voices of millions of her fellow young people -- will be heard?

Why?

There is obviously a seething anger within conservatives who are slowly recognizing that their three decade crusade to deny global warming is crumbling in their faces.

But to speak specfically to this 16 year old girl -- there is also a latent anger and resentment in the rightwing that their party, their conservative movement, is overwhelmingly and consistently rejected by young people, by Jewish-Americans, by blacks, by hispanics, by Asian-Americans. Who really wants to be The Party Of Old White Guys? It is not an attractive prospect. It has to be a little embarrassing for The Old White Guys. And I believe this latent resentment is part of what drives teabaggers to lash out at young people involved in gun regulation advocacy, environment, climate change, anti-fascist and anti-racist groups, et al.

 

[Judy Johnstone]

I listened to this poor girl on NPR this. a.m.
Sad what the climate hoaxers have done in brainwashing these kids.
They should be taken away from their parents for child abuse.
And the U.N. gives her a podium and actually listens to this crap pretending to take her seriously for the advancement of Agenda 21.



Kids in S.F. think we have only 12 yrs. left before the End of Days Apocalypse.

So glad I raised well adjusted kids.

Young beautiful intelligent young woman.
Of course Top is against her

 

[ThatOwlWoman]

Young beautiful intelligent young woman.
Of course Top is against her

I'm always amused when a diseased mind advises therapy for someone without one.

 

[Loving91390]

Arsehole on steroids!!

Where did you Brits come up with ....” Arsehole “ ????

 

[Sirthinksalot]

Hello Sirthinksalot,



Leave any child behind that doesn't measure up?

Hi Politalker,

Basic participation is not a lot to ask. But really, my post was in response to Owl's post about "forcing" kids to exercise and eat healthy. How would one "force" a kid to exercise, other than by threatening them with a poor grade? Bring back corporal punishment?

 

[Cypress]

The earth is rapidly warming....

No it isn't.

I leave it to others to judge the credibility of these sources>

Obscure message board poster "Countryboy" >

"No, the earth is not rapidly warming!"

Prestigious, trained, and published Climate Scientists and Organizations with Expertise in Climate Science >>

.NASA >
“Temperature data showing rapid warming in the past few decades”
https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/

Columbia University researchers, published in the venerable science publication “Nature” >
"Climate is warming faster than it has in the last 2,000 years"
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190724131624.htm

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration >
"Trends in global surface temperature by decade for 1880–2017 compared to trends for 1988–2017, showing the rapid warming of the past 30 years"
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/did-global-warming-stop-1998

 

[PoliTalker]

Lotta people on the right are really embarrassing themselves in the way they are treating this girl.

Their words are ineffective in hurting her but quite so at hurting the image of those who used them.

Talk about going out on a limb...

But then to actually ask for the saw?

Sheesh.

See you in the fall.......

 

[gfm7175]

The earth is rapidly warming,

Yes, that is your religious belief, but this "rapid warming" has never been measured. It is not possible to measure the temperature of the Earth. We do not have NEAR enough thermometers. AGW claims are full of shit. They reject the Laws of Thermodynamics, the Stefan Boltzmann Law, Planck's Law, etc... You are being scared into irrationality.

and after four decades of research by the world's best climate scientists,

There is no "research"; only made up numbers pulled out of a computer input.

we know with a very high level of scientific confidence

There is nothing "scientific" about confidence. There is nothing scientific about AGW. It is a fundamentalist religion compelling irrational fears in many people across the world.

that relentless human emissions of heat-trapping

It is not possible to trap heat. See the Laws of Thermodynamics.

greenhouse gasses

There is no such thing.

is the primary contributor to the rapid warming of the last half century.

Fundamentalist religion. Made up numbers. It is not possible to measure the temperature of the Earth.

Any teabagger

Bigotry. Why are you so bigoted?

still desperately clinging with a death grip to the "It's a hoax!" axiom does not have a leg to stand on.

Yes I do. Those legs are logic, science, and mathematics.

A 16 year old girl, as well as every millennial on the planet, should be expected to be informed about this, and at a minimum be concerned and have a tangible stake in this.

Too bad they are not being informed. They are unfortunately being compelled to hold irrational fears instead...

Climate Deniers

I don't deny the existence of climates.

overwhelmingly are Old White Guys

Racism. Ageism. Sexism. Why are you so racist, ageist, and sexist?

who will be long dead and gone before this turns into an intractable and serious global environmental problem later this century - if we adopt a "do nothing" attitude .

We have no idea what the temperature of the Earth is, so there's no need to be irrationally afraid of it. We go through 100 degree F temperature increases/decreases every single year, and we're still here.

I do not believe Elderly White Guys think this is their fight, nor do they have a stake in it.

Racism. Ageism. Sexism.

They do not want to spend money on the problem.

You haven't identified any "problem" yet... It is not possible to measure the temperature of the Earth.

And everything I have learned about the rightwing in a 20 year message board career is that their ideology and their personal disposition is almost entirely predicated on a self-interest and self-serving attitude about humanity, the nation, the environment, and the global community,

Irrelevant whining...

I suggest becoming literate in logic, science, and mathematics instead of allowing a fundamentalist religion to plant irrational fears into your mind...

 

[Grokmaster]

I listened to this poor girl on NPR this. a.m.
Sad what the climate hoaxers have done in brainwashing these kids.
They should be taken away from their parents for child abuse.
And the U.N. gives her a podium and actually listens to this crap pretending to take her seriously for the advancement of Agenda 21.



Kids in S.F. think we have only 12 yrs. left before the End of Days Apocalypse.

So glad I raised well adjusted kids.

She is a hysterical leftidiot...UNINFORMED...

 

[PoliTalker]

Hello Cypress,

There is obviously a seething anger within conservatives who are slowly recognizing that their three decade crusade to deny global warming is crumbling in their faces.

But to speak specfically to this 16 year old girl -- there is also a latent anger and resentment in the rightwing that their party, their conservative movement, is overwhelmingly and consistently rejected by young people, by Jewish-Americans, by blacks, by hispanics, by Asian-Americans. Who really wants to be The Party Of Old White Guys? It is not an attractive prospect. It has to be a little embarrassing for The Old White Guys. And I believe this latent resentment is part of what drives teabaggers to lash out at young people involved in gun regulation advocacy, environment, climate change, anti-fascist and anti-racist groups, et al.

They are angry at themselves and taking it out on liberals. It is shameful to target little Greta.

 

[Cypress]

Yes, that is your religious belief, but this "rapid warming" has never been measured. It is not possible to measure the temperature of the Earth. We do not have NEAR enough thermometers. AGW claims are full of shit. They reject the Laws of Thermodynamics, the Stefan Boltzmann Law, Planck's Law, etc... You are being scared into irrationality.


There is no "research"; only made up numbers pulled out of a computer input.


There is nothing "scientific" about confidence. There is nothing scientific about AGW. It is a fundamentalist religion compelling irrational fears in many people across the world.


It is not possible to trap heat. See the Laws of Thermodynamics.


There is no such thing.


Fundamentalist religion. Made up numbers. It is not possible to measure the temperature of the Earth.


Bigotry. Why are you so bigoted?


Yes I do. Those legs are logic, science, and mathematics.


Too bad they are not being informed. They are unfortunately being compelled to hold irrational fears instead...


I don't deny the existence of climates.


Racism. Ageism. Sexism. Why are you so racist, ageist, and sexist?


We have no idea what the temperature of the Earth is, so there's no need to be irrationally afraid of it. We go through 100 degree F temperature increases/decreases every single year, and we're still here.


Racism. Ageism. Sexism.


You haven't identified any "problem" yet... It is not possible to measure the temperature of the Earth.


Irrelevant whining...

I suggest becoming literate in logic, science, and mathematics instead of allowing a fundamentalist religion to plant irrational fears into your mind...

You attempted to convince me and the board that you knew more about science than the United States National Academies of Sciences >

>> https://www.justplainpolitics.com/s...enial-Runs-Red-and-Blue&p=2947253#post2947253

I have zero incentive to engage someone who is either delusional, or a bald-face liar.

You are not even posting your own thoughts and ideas. You are parroting things you found on a rightwing blog.

 

[PoliTalker]

Hello Sirthinksalot,

Hi Politalker,

Basic participation is not a lot to ask. But really, my post was in response to Owl's post about "forcing" kids to exercise and eat healthy. How would one "force" a kid to exercise, other than by threatening them with a poor grade? Bring back corporal punishment?

I never understood why mandatory PE was ever dropped in the first place. Physical activity is something everyone needs. Just part of the degradation of public education. Now, we have to ask ourselves. Who in the world would NOT want a well-educated populace? Who would NOT want a physically healthy populace? Those questions have answers.