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Re: Greta Thunberg: Inspirational or Annoying?
« Reply #75 on: September 29, 2019, 02:15:04 pm »
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I am not a climate expert, neither are you nor Greta nor most people.  Nobody should care much at all what I have to say about AGW, same with Greta, that's my point.  But she's entitled to her opinion of course, as we all are.

A lot of people want action on climate change, including myself.  These young people have a right to protest.  Young people also tend to be idealistic.  It's great to care about the environment, but when they don't fully understand the economics of it you get crazy & naive proposals like the Green New Deal.  That's why you need to leave these things to the experts, not the activists.

Of course, most environmental activist are younger.  That's why Elizabeth May wants to lower the voting age to 16 federally as a campaign promise, so she and her party can get more votes and more political power.  But like Greta, most 16 year old don't know what they're talking about, and the typical 16 y/o today is more immature with less responsibility than at any other point in human history.  Most 16 y/o will only regurgitate what their parents, teachers, friends, and pop culture media tell them, and have yet to learn to think for themselves.  When I was 16 when i picked up the newspaper I only read the Sports and comic-strip sections mostly.

Greta Thunberg has created a worldwide student strike, a movement of youth. That's her brilliance, persistence and determination, and it's very welcome.

And obviously she's frightened the right wing fossils, who are unleashing their trolls to try to hurt and dissuade her. Oh well. Lol

Anyone who really does understand "the economics" would understand that addressing climate change necessarily means changing the economic system: Our economic system that requires constant growth simply is a failure that cannot be sustained.

Youth have shown that they have an understanding of how their futures will be compromised by maintaining current systems, and they are, in their millions, letting us know it isn't good enough.

I think they should be able to have their voices heard through voting too.

We have a particularly unresponsive local government, and few (only the newbies) turned out for the climate strike. The youth wouldn't tolerate that. They marched right into City Hall and pounded on meeting room doors until they rousted the Mayor and Councillors.  Lol

I love these kids. They're smart and they tolerate no nonsense. If anybody can hammer this thing into shape, they can.

Greta is inspirational. That's her brilliance.

Angry and rich old white men got us where we are.
The earth and survival are in danger.
Women and children are going to lead now.
So step aside.   Lol

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