Greta Thunburg is 16 years old.
She isn't a vulnerable small child.
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notoolsovernight you're all luvvly an' 'orrible, Sat 28 Sep 2019, 16:04,
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She's a 16 year old with Aspergers, Selective Mutism and a history of depression.
Who's been flung on to the word stage to go toe to toe with some of the most powerful people and corporations on the planet.
That makes her seem pretty vulnerable to me.
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In a general sense, yes
That line of activism can be dangerous.
Deaths are reported to have doubled over the last 15 years.
Kind of all the more reason to respect her no?
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I think there is something in the idea that she's in a vulnerable position.
It's just that most cunts making that point are also abusing her appearance and sharing clickbait articles attacking things other than her message at the same time. Call me cynical, but that makes me think they may not actually care about her well-being at all.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Sat 28 Sep 2019, 21:31,
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I read
a good point the other day.
A lot of the same people who claim Greta Thunberg at 16 is under the influence of adults and is not responsible for her own words are the same people who claim that Shamima Begum was acting under her own judgement when she ran away at 15 to be an Isis bride...
Can't have it both ways.
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Sat 28 Sep 2019, 16:56,
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You can
Because they are two completely different people and situations
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The_cold_stare Coming here only when very, very bored, Sat 28 Sep 2019, 20:43,
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Of course
the 15-year-old is completely cognizant of their situation, yet the 16-year-old is under the influence of adults and it does not depend on whether you agree with the conclusions they draw.
One is a terrorist and the other is a puppet of the environmentalists.
You are totally right.
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Mon 30 Sep 2019, 0:20,
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That isn't what I said
Two different people - think differently, different culturally, different situations, different levels of independence, different thought processes. You can't just compare based on the fact that they are almost the same age. Also, I am not suggesting that either was a puppet or had their own individual thoughts. I am just stating that the article you read comparing them is intrinsically flawed
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The_cold_stare Coming here only when very, very bored, Mon 30 Sep 2019, 10:24,
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