Published on 12, July, 2020
Greetings, Anyone. I do not Post as Frequently as I used to. But this is a "Hot Topic" socially right now, but, a bit like CARS, no-one started a Thread about it.
My question is... the folly of "because One cannot see it, then it does no-one harm?"
...With regards to "Climate Change", this here WWW/Internet... & Electricity, Smartphones, Radiowaves, UHF, Mining Rare Minerals for said products, etc... All of this activity grows exponentially, just like the Population. Both are harmful in My Own opinion... but I am, um, 'insignificant'... so I was wondering about what anyone else's opinions about "Climate Change" are here in general.
(Beware I often have to sign off abruptly, sorry. But I post this and see if/how anyone else is interested in anyone else about it all.) From Me, Good Fortune To All Good People.
First off, may I point out I think anthropogenic (manmade) climate change is real. I emphasise the first part because climate change on its own is a ludicrous phrase.
However, it is clear that it is being used as a tool by rich people to continue to dictate to the poor, and to lower their standard of living by lumping on tariffs and so called carbon taxes onto their life expenses. Most of these carbon taxes are not progressive and hit the poor hardest. The monies raised do not help green causes much either.
A lot of the activists like Greta Thunberg come from upper or upper middle class backgrounds so do not understand true poverty. Putin, of all people, is one of the few world leaders to point out Thunberg is basically a front for other interests. They have used her youth, and more shamefully her autism, as a shield for criticism of their tactics and programme. When Thunberg goes off message it is very obvious she is lost, and her handlers don't like that.
Niemand said:When Thunberg goes off message it is very obvious she is lost, and her handlers don't like that.
I don'y know whether climate activists use Greta;s autism as a shield, I am no sure what benefit they derive from it as she is on the receiving end of a lot of attacks specifically on her autism. The climate denial people always attack her autism by exploiting prejudice and undermining her agency by asserting that sh is merely a puppet.
One should be careful with this invalidating perspective as it affects all autistic people. The argument that our views are not valid and that we act only as puppets is profoundly discriminatory and diminishes all people with disabilities.
Of course they do. Every time she is criticised, her supporters say "but she is autistic." Here's the thing - autistic people often say things which are wrong. Autism doesn't make you automatically right. Manmade climate change is real, but Greta is just a shill for other people.
Shame on the people who exploit her autism for their own ends!!!
She isn't an adult, she's barely over sixteen. She can get married in Scotland (with the permission of her parents), but can no longer buy cigarettes there...