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I'm not sympathetic to those who are moralizing about trolling this child they like, when they just put down the torches and pitchforks they had out for a different child they don't like.
Sad to see. Although, honestly, the parents shouldn't have allowed their kids to put themselves in these 'activist' positions to begin with. What did they expect? And also, a 16 year old girl speaking at the UN? Is that a joke? I fully support protecting the environment but this is child exploitation for political purposes. These movements should be led by scientists, not children. Is it any wonder people are still s…
> Although, honestly, the parents shouldn't have allowed their kids to put themselves in these 'activist' positions to begin with. Why? If your child is passionate about something, why would you disallow them from pursuing it?
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Is the solution to suppress their voices, rather than protect them from trolls and suppress the voices of the trolls?
No just dont amplify them so incredibly much. They are children in the end, they deserve protection Trolling is a fundamental right , not being trolled is not
Freedom of association is as fundamental a right as freedom of speech, and freedom of association means that nobody is entitled to an audience.
If you email me, I have the right to block your emails, and indeed refuse all email from your domain.
If you DM me on Twitter or Mastodon, I have the right to mute you, and indeed the right to refuse all DMs from non-mutuals.
If you come to my house to harangue me, I have every right to call the police and have you charged with harassment -- and in some jurisdictions I might even be able to get away with shooting you and claiming I did so in self-defense.
The media and activists are largely to blame here. If a child wants to opine on climate change or abortion or whatever, that's fine. But activists and the media shouldn't push to elevate that child to the national stage to score political points. Once you've set yourself up as a political activist, people will respond to your beliefs, and they won't always be kind.
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The movement has been led by scientists for decades. They have been ignored. If it's shameful that a 16 year old is being forced to lead a movement, the shame is on society and the older generations for not doing anything about climate change despite manifest urgency.
What makes you think that this child abuse is good for the cause? I see a lot of negative reactions
>mom of 8-year-old climate activist Havana Chapman-Edwards Is it just me, or is there something disturbing about an 8 year old activist for anything? I cannot see anything good coming from turning young children into activists. Kids that age need love and stability, not the fear that the world is going to end unless they do something.
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If you listen to the transcripts, this is essentially what they're campaigning for - for the adults to take charge. And these kids are being congratulated for speaking out while the contents of their message are ignored. It's frustrating to watch.
I guess what I'm trying to say that is that kids, whether they're right or wrong, aren't really qualified to promote a public opinion on any issue. You also have to remember that they're being allowed to skip school to do this. When I was a kid, I would have gone to practically any rally if it meant skipping class..
Using children as political tools is disgusting. It's blatantly manipulative. Throwing them into the cess-pool of public politics and then acting as if you're shocked they're in a cess-pool, and using that shock to try to score political points, is one of the more reprehensible tactics in the modern play book.
Using children as political tools is disgusting. It's blatantly manipulative. Throwing them into the cess-pool of public politics and then acting as if you're shocked they're in a cess-pool, and using that shock to try to score political points, is one of the more reprehensible tactics in the modern play book.
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Who are "they" here?
Whoever putting children on the stage. Do you think that a 16years old gets up one day and says I am going to go the UN! Think again.
Kids have strong opinions. Teenagers can have especially strong opinions. Of course it has to be a conspiracy with someone behind the scenes pulling strings.