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Andrew M. Shaw's avatar

The National Review on Greta Thornburg is what you get when you let your pieces be written by Adderall-fueled Ivy League freshman who never took theme-a-day in boarding school, so of course their clotted prose is resentful of their betters.

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Marycat2021's avatar

Don't make it about Thunberg. It's about the fact that since Israel set up a blockade around Gaza in 2006, ships carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip have been attacked by Israel, including the incident in 2010 where the IDF rappelled from helicopters down to the deck of the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara and shot 10 humanitarian aid workers dead. There were Americans, British and other Europeans aboard, all of whom were forcibly arrested and detained - in international waters. Obama was said to have proposed that Americans who engaged in future flotillas be charged with material support for terrorism.

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Justin's avatar

If Geller says he used psychic powers to manipulate a vessel at sea with the intent of disrupting their navigation, we should take him at his word. And then charge him with the appropriate crimes for sabotaging a UK vessel. I am pretty sure the UK prosecutes violence against maritime navigation. I'm just sayin, sabotaging a ships navigation system is usually a crime. This is true if you used destructive devices, computers or even flatware endangering mental powers.

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Nemo's avatar

I'd call that piracy. Hang the bastard from the yardarm. Or just treat him like a regular William Walker, Tennessee filibuster.

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Sue's avatar

"But we can take some measure of solace in the degree to which Thunberg and company are being forced to reconcile their blinkered worldview with the reality they’re encountering right now. "

"the reality" being that the right will do anything to shut down anyone with empathy and a sense of humanity.

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MarionNYNY's avatar

The brain of the MAGA-male can be divided into 4 distinct sections: AOC, Greta Thunberg, Bros: Joe Rogan/the Tates/pick your poison, and finally other people's parts and where they go.

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Nemo's avatar

Is Tate out of jail and raping? He needs to be castrated with a dull scalpel. And finish the job off with a penectomy.

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Cryny's avatar

Did you even read the article, or are you only here to advertise your shitty Substack? Your take is, predictably, hating on Greta Thunberg over semantics and dismissing what she was trying to do.

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mfp-6s,7s,9s's avatar

oh yeah?.....fuck you and your 'take' 🙄

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Kay Ducky's avatar

Why are the macho-est, weight-liftiest of the "manosphere" so terrified of a 42KG young woman?

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Ess's avatar

It's interesting that to be a right wing child activist is creepy, even they agree to that, but to be a child leftist makes perfect sense.

It's almost like there is something fucking wrong with being a rightist. Or something. Idk.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Making Netanyahoo and his fellow Nazi-curious travelers look like the assholes they are, makes her efforts a success.

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Wokey McWokeface's avatar

That's why I always buy my spoons pre-bent. It takes less mental energy that way.

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Kay Ducky's avatar

Helps with scooping ice cream too

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Old Man Yells at Cloud's avatar

You know what would really chap Orange Turd's thin skin? Greta getting a Nobel Peace prize.

Just imagine the seething that would happen....

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Kay Ducky's avatar

Nice. I honestly think he just wants the Civil War prize to get his name into the history books now.

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easelox is on timeout's avatar

I'm with Greta.

The hippies were right.

Best 2 bumper stickers I've seen in a long time.

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Hannah's avatar

No, no I don't think about Greta Thunberg. It's enough to know that she's out there doing her thing. When she makes the news I clap. For her.

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Bagels of Doom's avatar

Greta had the *absolute nerve* to walk away from Omelas and tell everyone about it.

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