left wing climate denial

2019-10-02 Thread franz schaefer
I think the popularity of Greta is, to a large degree due to the fact that the media needs a face, a name and a story behind the rather abstract message of climate scientists. And as the summers get hotter and hotter and people suddenly realize that it will not take 30 or 50 years until bad things

Re: Wash Post: Greta Thunberg weaponized shame in an era of shamelessness

2019-10-02 Thread bronac ferran
Thank you 'Morlock' I had no idea you were so young and so witty B On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 at 02:45, Morlock Elloi wrote: > Towards "extremely careful social discourse": > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN7r0Rr1Qyc > > # distributed via : no commercial use without permission > #is a modera

Re: Wash Post: Greta Thunberg weaponized shame in an era of shamelessness

2019-10-02 Thread bronac ferran
Many thanks for clarifying Molly. All best wishes B On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 at 02:15, Molly Hankwitz wrote: > Bronac > > Admittedly, my argument as you call it was not perfectly worked out before > writing. I admit it was joyful and excited—somewhat emotional and perhaps > too spontaneous for a net

Re: Wash Post: Greta Thunberg weaponized shame in an era of shamelessness

2019-10-02 Thread Carsten Agger
On 10/2/19 10:25 AM, mp wrote: > > Volume I: > > In ACT I, I disclose that Greta Thunberg, the current child prodigy and > face of the youth movement to combat climate change, serves as special > youth advisor and trustee to the burgeoning mainstream tech start-up, We > Don’t Have Time. I then exp

Re: Wash Post: Greta Thunberg weaponized shame in an era of shamelessness

2019-10-02 Thread mp
On 02/10/2019 03:13, Molly Hankwitz wrote: > It seems I really messed up regarding GTs effects upon the US in her visit > here. I think she’s great. Obviously, she is impactful and plays a role in > discussions elsewhere. > > Clearly living in a miasma of spectacle. Here's a deep environmentali