Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair Archived Message
Posted by Thomas Newfield on October 22, 2019, 10:53 am, in reply to "Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair"
The point of "establishment" hysteria - framed, adjusted, guided down prepared pathways - is exactly the one you make Willem: hypocrisy is built-in. As far as I can see, the legions terribly concerned about use of plastics, global warming and cruelty to mammals are still flying on holiday, using cars and think a bus or taxi is "friendly" to trees etc. They buy their double packed cheese-straws from Morrisons or vegan dehydrated okra £3.50 a pack but feel less guilty about the latter. There's a great urge "to do something" - visible to both comrades and enemies - other than make genuine personal sacrifices. Dan it looks like you don't like TMan and what he writes and so you're now telling him to shut up. Below you see some local stalwarts blurting "what you're saying offers no argument, makes no sense, is not relevant" - non-arguments all and really none-to-subtle personal put-downs and "Shut ups". Then you have a constant stream of vindictiveness from our resident Thomas Aquinas reincarnated, gratuitous insults from him, Walter and others; others unhinged drove one our best correspondents from the board with their personalised class-war bullshit - - pampered brats all of them! All much worse than TMan's standard Yankee (sorry Cannuck - completely different!) banterish not too insulting adversarialism. And what's this about "patronising"?? Slippery slope there mate. Why don't sensitive folk can join the safe-space message board, a robust one-man debating capsule (separate capsules for individual men, women, genderQ snake-puppys, thosewhoidentifyas trees, and so on)?
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- Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - John Monro October 21, 2019, 5:52 am
- Yes John, we're going to make it. Just much fewer, and much chastened. On a living planet that's - Rhisiart Gwilym October 21, 2019, 9:27 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - turtleman October 21, 2019, 9:25 pm
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - Willem October 22, 2019, 12:50 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - turtleman October 22, 2019, 3:44 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - dan October 22, 2019, 8:09 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - Thomas Newfield October 22, 2019, 10:53 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - walter October 22, 2019, 11:20 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - Willem October 22, 2019, 12:48 pm
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - dan October 22, 2019, 5:46 pm
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - turtleman October 22, 2019, 5:42 pm
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - Willem October 22, 2019, 11:28 am
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