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Comment by roelschroeven

In all the decades before Greta Thunberg, all the scientists who warned the world about climate change were largely ignored. Almost nothing happened to fight climate change. Greta has been in the spotlights for less than a decade. And yet it's all her fault? That is completely preposterous.

> Simple. Stayed out of news. Stayed in school and finished education instead of taking a gap year.

Billions and billions of people did exactly that, and nothing happened.

> The ones who should have been given coverage by media should have been the actual scientists working on this crisis. They would have been taken seriously.

When would they have been taken seriously? They have been warning the world since at least the 1980's. How long do we have to wait?

> Think about the last sentence I said for a bit and you'll realize you have been played.

My opinion on climate change has not changed by the appearance of Greta Thunberg. It looks like you're the one who lets Greta's opinion and actions influence yours. Why do you let someone you seem dislike so much have that much power over you?

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