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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"We blocked the port in order to stop the use of fossil fuels that are killing innocent people," she said. "The real crimes continue inside the gate of the port. We are not going to sit and wait while the fossil fuel industry takes our dreams away from us." Asked if she's worried about the consequences of the trial, she replied: "I personally am more worried about the horrible harm the fossil fuel industry is doing to the world." "I'm not going to stop while they are threatening the planet."

Much of the oil and gas industry says that continued production is necessary in order to meet global energy demands. Cutting oil and gas production would be "dangerous and irresponsible", the head of energy company Shell told BBC News. The International Energy Agency has said that there can be no new investments in oil, gas and coal now if governments are serious about the climate crisis. UN chief António Guterres recently said investment in new oil and gas production was "economic and moral madness". This week the world experienced its hottest day on record on Tuesday, topping 17C for the first time.

Our world burns and people suffer so that oil companies can turn a profit. The few are making decisions that will have disasterous effects on the many in the not too distant future.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Asked if she’s worried about the consequences of the trial, she replied: “I personally am more worried about the horrible harm the fossil fuel industry is doing to the world.” “I’m not going to stop while they are threatening the planet.”

This. This is activism. I'm not brave enough to face a justice system hostile to my existence like she does, so I'm glad she's there to do it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also, great job staying on message. Press wrangling is a chore, but it’s so important to get your story out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cue the millions of bootlickers who will claim "she's been coached into this by her parents and Soros!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right? Really, tho. I sincerely hope she was coached by somebody and not left in the dark to figure out how to be a figurehead of a movement and lightning rod for abuse all on her own. That'd be kinda fucked up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

She's been literally protesting for eco solutions since she was like 12 or something. While some kids were busy jerking off to Harry Potter, she found her outlet in becoming an activist and leading one of the largest movements in climate change protests, becoming an inspiration millions of children just like her. I've seen the Friday walk-out protests in Europe, and the attendance was always huge and the people involved were very passionate about the cause.

I know people have a hard time understanding that, but that's why they jerk off to Harry Potter instead. It's all they got.