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I'm guilty of playing the devil's advocate here, but the truth is that Greta, in her own preachy way, has been noticed in a way that no single politician has on this subject.
The post that I copied and pasted was a little smug to say the least. It was also very righteous, like "Why are you blaming our 60s generation?"
But ultimately the truth lies in the present, regardless of when you were born.
Absolutely.
I reckon the worst culprits won't give a hoot what she has to say. If they don't act to the likes of what Safe The Earth have to say I can't see them springing into action after listening to what Greta says.
Good for Cobre!
Little Greta just registered Fridays for future as trademark....
The little girl is annoyed over other youngsters are following her trend.....
Poor girl, she seriously needs her meds.....
You can see it here:
I don’t share the hostility against Greta, whose big crime seems to be standing up for the environment.
But that website! I know it’s aimed at teenagers, who have little interest in grammar or punctuation. But come ON.
Splinter the thread title GRIETA wasn't a spelling error.....it's referring to the spanish word that defines GRETA very well....
In Germany you have a huge part of country that does not like her that much, specially after a a group of people made a shameless joke over the terrible grandparents making life impossible for today's youth!
They people that don't like her are not denying global warming in general, they just think she has a lot of hate and disrespect for the elderly that brought Germany back from scratch.
Little Greta should be thankful to be on this planet......nature was against it.....don't push it!
I’m confused. These people dislike Greta because SHE made a shameless joke about grandparents robbing youth of their future? Or they dislike her because a group of people made the shameless joke?
Splinter the thread title GRIETA wasn't a spelling error.....it's referring to the spanish word that defines GRETA very well....
No problem, I get it.
Rice .....fridays for Future in Germany was tweeting that the grand parents should shut up, since soon there are not here anymore!!!!
Which is fully correct and I understand the point......but it's just a very respect less remark towards those people that build Germany from scratch.....
Many elderly are living in very scarce budget in Germany, even after working for the country for 40 years......the public pension is a joke.....same time as billions are going out for other stuff......I won't detail......!
Those elderly and their 40-60 year children find such remarks very out of place!!!!!
I'm 49, when I see the luxury that children to day live with as a natural fact, I tend to be of the same opinion!
She's a bit odd for someone so young.....rarely smiles or laughs.
She's a bit odd for someone so young.....rarely smiles or laughs.
She has Asperger.
I read that the correct pronunciation is, indeed, Grieta. Can you confirm, @JAN?
yes serafina .......it's related to down syndrome, or what was called mongol when I was child......
But a more soft version.....
It's funny, because I find people with the syndrome charming and funny.....very pleasant and positive in general.........reminds me of the Danish Lars von Trier film "the idiots".....so hilarious
She doesn't seem to have a lot of those characteristics......
Display MoreRice .....fridays for Future in Germany was tweeting that the grand parents should shut up, since soon there are not here anymore!!!!
Which is fully correct and I understand the point......but it's just a very respect less remark towards those people that build Germany from scratch.....
Many elderly are living in very scarce budget in Germany, even after working for the country for 40 years......the public pension is a joke.....same time as billions are going out for other stuff......I won't detail......!
Those elderly and their 40-60 year children find such remarks very out of place!!!!!
I'm 49, when I see the luxury that children to day live with as a natural fact, I tend to be of the same opinion!
@JAN , I completely see your point of view, especially about the disparity between the barebones existence of many pensioners, who spent their lives rebuilding Germany's economy and generally denied themselves luxuries; and the immediate gratification spending of GenZ/Centennials and teens, who, it is true, cannot afford houses, but who regularly spend plenty of money to frequently eat in restaurants and of course always have the latest and best cell phones and computers.
The younger group (including Greta) with some justification blame their elders for allowing banking practices that led to the 2007 international financial crisis, which in turn, has resulted in the inability of young people to purchase homes. So yes, there is blame.
Younger people also rightly blame their parents and grandparents for carelessly ignoring what was being done to the planet, during earlier generations' unbridled pursuit of business profits as well as shamelessly or cluelessly ignoring/denying the effects our habits have on the environment. Can you blame the generations left with the mess, for blaming the generations who let things get into this state?
Not too sure that Aspergers and Down Syndrome are related...
Not at all related; thank you GlasgowJohn . We have known several young people with Asperger's who have had the inability to socially engage - even to make eye contact - described in your article. To me, this makes quite admirable, Greta's speaking out in public venues about the worries for the environment that she carries in her.
Isn't Asperger's more a form of autism?
