melthebell Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 9 hours ago, janie48 said: It's a pity you can't give them a little credit for their efforts in raising awareness. I watched a group of schoolgirls being interviewed on the Channel 4 news earlier and was very impressed with their passion and dedication. Indeed, trouble is climate change denial is an issue that both right wingers and conspiracy nuts are obsessed with. They won't allow others to even contemplate climate change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, melthebell said: Indeed, trouble is climate change denial is an issue that both right wingers and conspiracy nuts are obsessed with. They won't allow others to even contemplate climate change The same people probably say they don't believe in experts, like Michael Gove the Brexit poster boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron99 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) I agree with the school kids sentiments. At least they are showing interest in something that will definitely affect them & their kids if something isn't done soon. Saw some of them protesting around the Town Hall yesterday. However, one or two let themselves down by having banners clearly with sware words which are not needed, no matter how passionate you are about a subject, it just let's down your argument. However on another note, noticed that at the demonstration outside Parliament, there were a number of folk walking around with Socialist Worker placards, mingling with the kids. How long before the protests by kids are hijack for someone else's other political agenda? How long before a meaningful & peaceful protest is turned into some anti-capitalist protest with the kids possibly being led in a more disruptive direction? Edited February 16, 2019 by Baron99 Amendments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broakham Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 3 hours ago, melthebell said: Indeed, trouble is climate change denial is an issue that both right wingers and conspiracy nuts are obsessed with. They won't allow others to even contemplate climate change This is a confusing post. Are you saying that all climate change deniers are right wingers, or that all right wingers are climate change deniers, and where does this leave the Chinese, the worst climate change deniers on the planet. I suspect that this is an early candidate for most ridiculous post of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, Broakham said: This is a confusing post. Are you saying that all climate change deniers are right wingers, or that all right wingers are climate change deniers, and where does this leave the Chinese, the worst climate change deniers on the planet. I suspect that this is an early candidate for most ridiculous post of the year. Hmmm... ... be careful there, I imagine the 'R' word has already been typed into the online thesaurus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26b-6 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, janie48 said: 14 hours ago, janie48 said: It's a pity you can't give them a little credit for their efforts in raising awareness. I watched a group of schoolgirls being interviewed on the Channel 4 news earlier and was very impressed with their passion and dedication. Or maybe you should be concerned about how perfect their passionate arguments are, it's like they'd had adult indoctrination and rehearsed their lines, like this whole protest could be a result and influence of their teachers..? Edited February 16, 2019 by 26b-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 31 minutes ago, 26b-6 said: Or maybe you should be concerned about how perfect their passionate arguments are, it's like they'd had adult indoctrination and rehearsed their lines, like this whole protest could be a result and influence of their teachers..? 3 Who better to influence them? Did you learn about climate change at school? How do people learn about climate change if not at school, since some people are not into factual programs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, 26b-6 said: Or maybe you should be concerned about how perfect their passionate arguments are, it's like they'd had adult indoctrination and rehearsed their lines, like this whole protest could be a result and influence of their teachers..? If they were influenced by their teachers, the teachers deserve to be congratulated. Google"we are presiding over an ecological apocalypse "channel 4 news - if you haven't seen the studio interview, and judge from that. They weren't actors or politicians uttering memorised rehearsed lines, they were intelligent articulate schoolgirls who were deeply committed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinBak Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Climate Change has happened since the Earth was born into existence. Nothing humans do on the planet will ever change that. Mother Nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, FinBak said: Climate Change has happened since the Earth was born into existence. Nothing humans do on the planet will ever change that. Mother Nature. Which is obviously nonsense. Here's some info to educate yourself. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2013/may/16/climate-change-scienceofclimatechange Edited February 16, 2019 by SnailyBoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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