Greta Thunberg
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CNN is reporting she will donate 114000...they need to get the story straight...Give Peas A Chance…0
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Much respect for this young woman who practices what she preaches but avoids criticizing those who don't.
Greta Thunberg says she has stopped buying new clothes but does not sit in judgment on others whose lifestyle choices are less environmentally friendly than her own, in an interview to mark her 18th birthday.
Thunberg, whose solo school strike in 2018 snowballed into a global youth movement, stopped flying several years ago, travelling instead by boat. She is vegan and said she had stopped consuming “things” .
Asked what she thought of celebrities who talk about the climate emergency while flying around the world, the teenager declined to criticise them, although warned that others might.
“I don’t care,” she told the Sunday Times magazine. “I’m not telling anyone else what to do, but there is a risk when you are vocal about these things and don’t practise as you preach, then you will become criticised for that and what you are saying won’t be taken seriously.”
Avoiding long flights is one of the most effective ways individuals can reduce their carbon emissions but the biggest impact is from not having children, according to studies. Nevertheless Thunberg was not about to tell people not to procreate. “I don’t think it’s selfish to have children,” she said. “It is not the people who are the problem, it is our behaviour.”
While her lifestyle is far removed from that of most western teenagers, Thunberg says she does not feel she is missing out.
On clothes, she said: “The worst-case scenario I guess I’ll buy second-hand, but I don’t need new clothes. I know people who have clothes, so I would ask them if I could borrow them or if they have something they don’t need any more. I don’t need to fly to Thailand to be happy. I don’t need to buy clothes I don’t need, so I don’t see it as a sacrifice.”
Thunberg was famously told to “chill” by Donald Trump but she said her passion and concern about the environment did not get her down. “I don’t sit and speculate about how the future might turn out, I see no use in doing that,” she said. “As long as you are doing everything you can now, you can’t let yourself become depressed or anxious.”
She named her ideal birthday present as a “promise from everyone that they will do everything they can” for the planet. However, when pressed on a more tangible gift, she opted for replacement headlights for her bike, explaining: “In Sweden, it gets very dark in the winter.”
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happy birthday, young leader."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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she's like a swedish yodaBy The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0
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"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0
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brianlux said:
It's a joke. Directed at the climate change deniers who claimed she was being used by leftist adults to push their agendas.my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf0 -
Her being a puppet for her parents etc. Maybe @lindamarie73 has more insight into that:brianlux said:
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she has a fabulous sense of humour. i love it.oftenreading said:brianlux said:
It's a joke. Directed at the climate change deniers who claimed she was being used by leftist adults to push their agendas.By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.0 -
Thanks for clarification! (I'm a bit dense in the AM
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At least he’s open about it. Nothing funnier than watching private jet using, garage full of cars celebrities jet around the world waving their fingers at us normalSpiritual_Chaos said:
people about taking care of the environment. Celebrities are the biggest fucking hypocrites when it comes to pretty much anything but can you blame them? They don’t live in the real world like we do.
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nicknyr15 said:
At least he’s open about it. Nothing funnier than watching private jet using, garage full of cars celebrities jet around the world waving their fingers at us normalSpiritual_Chaos said:
people about taking care of the environment. Celebrities are the biggest fucking hypocrites when it comes to pretty much anything but can you blame them? They don’t live in the real world like we do.honest about it yes. off the charts fucking douchebag? also yes.her response is brilliant.
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Well that’s his thing. And people keeping feeding into it so he won’t stop anytime soon.mickeyrat said:nicknyr15 said:
At least he’s open about it. Nothing funnier than watching private jet using, garage full of cars celebrities jet around the world waving their fingers at us normalSpiritual_Chaos said:
people about taking care of the environment. Celebrities are the biggest fucking hypocrites when it comes to pretty much anything but can you blame them? They don’t live in the real world like we do.honest about it yes. off the charts fucking douchebag? also yes.her response is brilliant.0 -
nicknyr15 said:
Well that’s his thing. And people keeping feeding into it so he won’t stop anytime soon.mickeyrat said:nicknyr15 said:
At least he’s open about it. Nothing funnier than watching private jet using, garage full of cars celebrities jet around the world waving their fingers at us normalSpiritual_Chaos said:
people about taking care of the environment. Celebrities are the biggest fucking hypocrites when it comes to pretty much anything but can you blame them? They don’t live in the real world like we do.honest about it yes. off the charts fucking douchebag? also yes.her response is brilliant.
I can't believe you're making excuses for this prick, Nick. Guys like that are giving a big "fuck you" to the planet that sustains you and I and everyone else. How do justify being OK with that? Is no future for the young OK with you? I don' think so. I don't think you are that kind of person. I'm a bit perplexed here.
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Where did I make an excuse for him? It’s what he does! Are you surprised by his tweet? Are you aware of this guy? Are you this angry with your favorite musician, actor or athlete having sports cars and private jets? Or is it different because they’re not dicks about it? This guy wasn’t on my radar until recently and couldn’t give a fuck about him and his obnoxious behavior. But in our country, the more obnoxious, the more famous I guess. Chill out.brianlux said:nicknyr15 said:
Well that’s his thing. And people keeping feeding into it so he won’t stop anytime soon.mickeyrat said:nicknyr15 said:
At least he’s open about it. Nothing funnier than watching private jet using, garage full of cars celebrities jet around the world waving their fingers at us normalSpiritual_Chaos said:
people about taking care of the environment. Celebrities are the biggest fucking hypocrites when it comes to pretty much anything but can you blame them? They don’t live in the real world like we do.honest about it yes. off the charts fucking douchebag? also yes.her response is brilliant.
I can't believe you're making excuses for this prick, Nick. Guys like that are giving a big "fuck you" to the planet that sustains you and I and everyone else. How do justify being OK with that? Is no future for the young OK with you? I don' think so. I don't think you are that kind of person. I'm a bit perplexed here.0 -
I'll take your word because I have no idea who that is...and I know lots of terrible tweeters....nicknyr15 said:
Well that’s his thing. And people keeping feeding into it so he won’t stop anytime soon.mickeyrat said:nicknyr15 said:
At least he’s open about it. Nothing funnier than watching private jet using, garage full of cars celebrities jet around the world waving their fingers at us normalSpiritual_Chaos said:
people about taking care of the environment. Celebrities are the biggest fucking hypocrites when it comes to pretty much anything but can you blame them? They don’t live in the real world like we do.honest about it yes. off the charts fucking douchebag? also yes.her response is brilliant.1995 Milwaukee 1998 Alpine, Alpine 2003 Albany, Boston, Boston, Boston 2004 Boston, Boston 2006 Hartford, St. Paul (Petty), St. Paul (Petty) 2011 Alpine, Alpine
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Super arrogant, super cocky, misogynist… the list goes on and on. His tweet is right on brand but I guess acknowledging that is making excuses for him.OnWis97 said:
I'll take your word because I have no idea who that is...and I know lots of terrible tweeters....nicknyr15 said:
Well that’s his thing. And people keeping feeding into it so he won’t stop anytime soon.mickeyrat said:nicknyr15 said:
At least he’s open about it. Nothing funnier than watching private jet using, garage full of cars celebrities jet around the world waving their fingers at us normalSpiritual_Chaos said:
people about taking care of the environment. Celebrities are the biggest fucking hypocrites when it comes to pretty much anything but can you blame them? They don’t live in the real world like we do.honest about it yes. off the charts fucking douchebag? also yes.her response is brilliant.0
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