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brush

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79. Points well taken.
Wed Dec 29, 2021, 11:59 AM
Dec 2021
Greta, meet the Republican Party. dem4decades Dec 2021 #1
+100 Ya got that right! nt abqtommy Dec 2021 #8
I think she is too much in her own bubble, she doesn't recognize Allie's when they are staring her JohnSJ Dec 2021 #10
I think she's got some bad lines of code... VarryOn Dec 2021 #17
Probably knows US politics about as much as you know her country's politics AllTooEasy Dec 2021 #40
You're most certainly correct. I never took a Sweden civics course.... VarryOn Dec 2021 #71
+1 betsuni Dec 2021 #37
No, Meet Joe Manchin AllTooEasy Dec 2021 #39
Really? He's one person in the Senate. There's 50 Republicans locked in unison. dem4decades Dec 2021 #52
Republicans didn't stop him from cancelling Line 3 permits. Cobalt Violet Dec 2021 #42
Let the Biden bashing begin! George II Dec 2021 #2
Hell, I'll bash her for not being particularly bright. JohnSJ Dec 2021 #4
She's not wrong though. He opened 80 million new acres for drilling. NullTuples Dec 2021 #20
The BBB bill puts alternative energy initiatives in direct opposition to the carbon... brush Dec 2021 #27
You can't just cut off fossil fuels without having an alternative ready to go. That is why fuel JohnSJ Dec 2021 #30
absolutely cab67 Dec 2021 #61
Yet without her the leftmost voice would be what? NullTuples Dec 2021 #70
Greta is Swedish, not American, and likely knows as much about US politics as I know about Swedish.. AllTooEasy Dec 2021 #38
She is effectively saying Biden is part of the problem. Most Europeans are not as naive JohnSJ Dec 2021 #46
+1 betsuni Dec 2021 #47
She is extremely bright and knowledgeable. She brings clarity and a no bullshit message to what is Magoo48 Dec 2021 #63
Obviously Ms. Thunberg's strategy is to alienate those who could actually help make things better. JohnSJ Dec 2021 #3
.... Obviously Thunberg doesn't have a "CLUE" according to Stu. Stuart G Dec 2021 #5
It is like cutting one's nose off to spike one's face JohnSJ Dec 2021 #6
Gretta proves her stupidity with that comment. Stupid is making comments about Stuart G Dec 2021 #7
+++ JohnSJ Dec 2021 #12
If Greta is stupid, that leaves the vast majority of our world severely wanting. Magoo48 Dec 2021 #75
The word yr looking for is 'intelligence', not 'intelligent'. Violet_Crumble Dec 2021 #28
She is saying Biden is part of the problem, and that is a problem that she believes that JohnSJ Dec 2021 #31
He didn't cancel the Line 3 permits. Cobalt Violet Dec 2021 #43
Because you can't just stop using fossil fuels without having a replacement. Anyone who JohnSJ Dec 2021 #48
Do You Mean The Young People.. OhioTim Dec 2021 #77
Her strategy is to tell the truth. Magoo48 Dec 2021 #74
Cindy Sheehan was the darling of progressives until she wasn't Kaleva Dec 2021 #9
We did pick the better of the two candidates. Turbineguy Dec 2021 #11
We needed an emergency brake on a runaway train. NullTuples Dec 2021 #21
Has she heard of the GOP and Manchin that refuses BBB? sheshe2 Dec 2021 #13
Hi sheshe. I'm pretty sure she would have heard of both... Violet_Crumble Dec 2021 #29
Obviously she's not keeping up with American politics as she's not aware... brush Dec 2021 #14
Until a bill is passed by both houses of Congress and signed, it's just fanfiction. RockRaven Dec 2021 #15
Oh, please. Biden has been pushing the climate initiatives for months... brush Dec 2021 #22
And the tangible evidence of leadership is movement. Talk before action is indistinguishable RockRaven Dec 2021 #25
Bs. Like I said, if he wasn't talking it up he'd be criticized for doing nothing. brush Dec 2021 #26
That's like saying Abe Lincoln was a failed leader because the southern states seceeded Redleg Dec 2021 #24
There hasn't been a POTUS in my lifetime who has been a leader on climate/environment issues RockRaven Dec 2021 #16
Gore would have been Polybius Dec 2021 #34
Most people in the U.S.A. don't believe global warming is an existential threat... hunter Dec 2021 #67
Why won't Biden just snap his fingers and magically make legislation happen??? Bleacher Creature Dec 2021 #18
She's thinking and using "Biden" as a metaphor for "the US" and she's right. PSPS Dec 2021 #19
and the primary reason for that is the Green Party in 2000, and 2016 JohnSJ Dec 2021 #33
I don't know anyone that considers the US a leader on climate change JI7 Dec 2021 #44
Greta's not stupid- just naive Redleg Dec 2021 #23
Probably accurate, and not recognizing that can be fatal to getting positive things done JohnSJ Dec 2021 #32
Excellent take on this! Eom Karma13612 Dec 2021 #65
Leadership involves spelling out what the problem is and how we should try to fix it. I agree that Doodley Dec 2021 #35
Ms Thunberg is great at identifying the problem. cab67 Dec 2021 #62
Biden got us back in the Paris Climate Agreement which idiot trump... brush Dec 2021 #78
I don't think it is strange. Gore1FL Dec 2021 #36
He could've stopped line 3 but didn't. Cobalt Violet Dec 2021 #41
Biden isn't a Dictator. In The US the best way to go about JI7 Dec 2021 #45
Oh, Greta. Welcome to the real world. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #49
Its all about getting publicity. oldsoftie Dec 2021 #54
I think she has an obligation to get it right and to not shit on Biden or... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #72
I think... Mike Nelson Dec 2021 #50
Progressive but middle of the road course bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #51
Whats strange is that SHE is consodered a leader on climate change. oldsoftie Dec 2021 #53
Indeed. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #80
There aren't any major politicians who are "inspirational" on the climate, and that's what she said muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #55
+1 nt Javaman Dec 2021 #68
Greta is impatient. Aussie105 Dec 2021 #56
She's quickly going from inspiring... cab67 Dec 2021 #57
That's weird - you're attributing the childish "you're annoying me, so I'll ignore you" attitude muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #73
Most Republicans ARE in the wrong JI7 Dec 2021 #76
You're not alone in your feelings and observations. Thank you for saying it so concisely. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #81
Go Greta. twodogsbarking Dec 2021 #58
Who does she consider to be a leader on Climate Change ? JI7 Dec 2021 #59
Herself MichMan Dec 2021 #60
How ? JI7 Dec 2021 #66
Time MichMan Dec 2021 #69
... Crepuscular Dec 2021 #64
Points well taken. brush Dec 2021 #79
*LOCKING* Spazito Dec 2021 #82
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