Forbes’ John Brandon is squeeing over a St. Greta of Stockholm tweet, and, you know what? I agree with his headline. But, for a different reason
Why Greta Thunberg Is Totally Correct In Her Latest Climate Change Tweet
“It’s not about me.â€
That’s from a tweet by climate change activist Greta Thunberg today, and it’s absolutely true. It’s as true as anything she has ever said.
At the start of a new year, it’s a surprisingly refreshing attitude from the Time person of the year and a well-known advocate for the global crisis, at only 17-years-old.
The post arrived after the musician Meatloaf called out the activist as being “brainwashedâ€Â in an article that ran in the Daily Mail over the weekend.
“She has been brainwashed into thinking that there is climate change, and there isn’t,” he said. “She hasn’t done anything wrong, but she’s been forced into thinking that what she is saying is true.”
St. Greta responded
It’s not about Meatloaf.
It’s not about me.
It’s not about what some people call me.
It’s not about left or right.It’s all about scientific facts.
And that we’re not aware of the situation.
Unless we start to focus everything on this, our targets will soon be out of reach. https://t.co/UwyoSnLiK2— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) January 6, 2020
Brandon loves this
That’s a bold post because it is a departure from what we’ve seen from high-profile figures in the past, who are constantly claiming it is all about them.
Thunberg now has almost four million followers but is a regular figure on talk shows, news programs, and on social media.
What’s refreshing is to take a step back from the celebrity status and point back to the issue she is championing, and to also disarm detractors by relaying actual scientific facts. The chart she posted is quite alarming.
See, he loves it that she isn’t trying to make it about herself, not being narcissistic. He’s correct on the not making it about herself part, because she’s trying to shame governments into passing all sorts of laws, rules, and regulations that force Other People to live the life she demands they live. That Other People pay taxes and fees, along with restricting their freedom, liberty, and choice.
However, it’s commendable that someone on social media finally (finally) has tried to reorient the conversation back to the actual topic rather than constant trolling and name-calling.
Let’s ask: what does she actually know? Does she actually use her vast experience as a climate scientist to discuss the science? Oh, right, she’s a teenage girl who’s blowing off school, and has no degrees at all. In anything. Listen to her speeches. She actually tends to avoid any science. Her tweets post other people’s fear-mongering material. It’s always the Worst Possible (scam) Scenario with her.
Here’s the actual topic: prove that the minor temperature increase since 1850 is mostly/solely caused by the greenhouse gas output from the activities of Mankind.
