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[–] OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca 127 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Many years later, she's out there. She's still doing the nitty gritty. Could of cashed in and been a public speaker. I appreciate and respect what she does.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 54 points 8 months ago

She's a real one.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 37 points 8 months ago

Greta Thunberg is the next generation of Bernie Sanders. Protect and cherish her.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 43 points 8 months ago

If you feel outraged by her detention then be aware that thousands of people you've never heard of have suffered the same fate.

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago

I hope she has a big glass showcase full of pictures of her being carried out by various police officers.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 13 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Greta Thunberg was forcibly removed by the Swedish police for blocking the entrance to parliament for a second day along with a few dozen other climate activists.

Ms Thunberg, who was in a sit-down protest against “political inaction” over the spiralling climate crisis, was picked up by two police officers and dragged away from the parliament building.

“The climate justice movement has, for decades, been repeating the same message over and over again, like a broken record, and we feel like we are not being heard,” Ms Thunberg told the Associated Press.

This week’s protests came as the EU Environment Agency released its first-ever continent-wide assessment of the risks of the climate crisis, warning members states to prepare for its “catastrophic” impacts.

“Hundreds of thousands of people would die from heatwaves, and economic losses from coastal floods alone could exceed €1 trillion per year,” the report warned under a pessimistic projection of warming trends.

A UK court acquitted her last month for obstructing the entrance to a major oil conference after the judge ruled that there wasn’t enough evidence to convict.


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[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 11 points 8 months ago

keep on making them roll that dice.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Greta was flexing that keffiyeh when it was still unpopular. She's a real one.

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

And she was not in a good mood.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Nice to see someone who understands how to protest instead of the dip shits blocking ambulances and defacing paintings in the UK.

[–] SoupBrick@yiffit.net 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Who is "they" in this instance?

[–] SoupBrick@yiffit.net 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The police, they are literally working against their own interest when they arrest her. I probably should have clarified that.

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 7 points 8 months ago

They won't. The police exist to protect the interests of the state, so as long as the state doesn't give a shit and continues to pay sufficient renumeration to those willing to exercise unjust power over their fellows then... yeah.