Greta Thunberg Arrested in Direct Action at Global Fossil Fuel Summit in London
Greta Thunberg Arrested in Direct Action at Global Fossil Fuel Summit in London
"The elites of the Oil and Money Conference, they have no intention of transition," Thunberg said ahead of her arrest. "Their plan is to continue this destructive surge of profits. That is why we have to take direct action."
I'm all for Greta Thunberg, she's doing more with nothing than most politicians who have everything.
These authorities don't know how to stop a protest. If they just stop arresting her and giving her a headline, we'd never know about what she is doing.
Every time they arrest her, she gains the publicity she needs.
We should all be ashamed, ..... I am whenever I'm reminded of her work .... a young woman is fighting against a monolith because she knows what's going to happen to billions of people in the future ... while we all sit quietly hoping all these problems just go away on their own.
It's been really interesting watching Greta grow up - like in the teenager to adult sense. When she was younger you could see that kind of passionate idealism that you have when you're young (I don't think it's a bad thing, the way society crushes this in young people is the bad thing). But now she just has this very profound smirk on her face everytime she's arrested. It's not a happy smirk but more of a 'yep this shit again' smirk. I think it's a testament to her authenticity and commitment to calling out bullshit. As an autistic person Greta is also an amazing inspiration to me because sometimes people who can tell it like it is are an absolute asset to our society.
I wonder what her international arrest record is now.
Whatever the numbers, I’d call it “admirable”
Sometimes the evil really is as simplistic as a childrens movie
those cops really must feel like they're on the right side of history...
They always do
I have tremendous respect for Thunberg, but I’m worried about her future. After becoming internationally famous, she’ll have a hard time growing up to be a well-adjusted adult.
bruh she's the most well-adjusted child i've ever seen get famous i think she'll be ok
That’s a good point. She’s not some child actor reading from a script.
From her perspective her future is already fucked up thanks to all the adults in the room, so she probably doesn't care.
She's 20 years old. I think this is what she looks like as an adult.
How is she allowed in countries where she needs to answer questions along the following lines in the arrival card: have you ever been arrested, etc.?
They're mostly looking for "have you committed w violent crime" and not "did you sit down in front of an oil refinery"