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    Extinction Rebellion

    What are your views on these?
    Do they have a point?
    They seem to have a varied cross section of support.

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    They need to have the back of their legs slapped.

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    Surely there's no need to cause as much disruption as they do on bringing environmental issuses to peominence, but at least they seem to be peaceful - unlike hunt sabs who are scum of the earth.

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    i imagine many are members of both Wolfie. Bipolar b*stards.
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    And that small head knew that Impaire Et Passe would win the Champion Hurdle."

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    Quote Originally Posted by harry View Post
    What are your views on these?
    Do they have a point?
    They seem to have a varied cross section of support.
    Apparently, over 10k scientists agree with them. Need more than that to convince Trump there's a problem, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf View Post
    Surely there's no need to cause as much disruption as they do on bringing environmental issuses to peominence, but at least they seem to be peaceful - unlike hunt sabs who are scum of the earth.
    Are they really, nothing more important than that to you?
    There would not be any hunt sabs if the law was obeyed.
    I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
    Take a bow for the new revolution

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    Quote Originally Posted by walsworth View Post
    Are they really, nothing more important than that to you?
    There would not be any hunt sabs if the law was obeyed.
    Now that is funny. You don't seem to know very much about the masked hunt sab thugs. Why do they wear masks btw?

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    How come this Greta Thunberg puppet is not criticised for gathering a crowd of 30 thousand to Bristol the other day, if crowds gathering is not the thing to be doing right now? Lots of impressionable kids taking the day off school to be there as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf View Post
    How come this Greta Thunberg puppet is not criticised for gathering a crowd of 30 thousand to Bristol the other day, if crowds gathering is not the thing to be doing right now? Lots of impressionable kids taking the day off school to be there as well.
    Shakes head in disbelief!! Gratuitously offensive and poorly informed.
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    Maybe you could amplify on that. Cheers

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    Well I certainly have no interest in what the little Swedish Doom Goblin has to say,

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    I think it's fantastic that children are politically aware and feel empowered because of what Greta is doing. Young people are very worried about the future but, as my daughter [teacher with young children of her own] pointed out, they really feel they can do something.

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    Would love to see how many go out during the school holidays. If she ever had the courage to do it.
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    No problem with prople disagreeing with the young lady or with climate change but I think it rather pathetic to just sneer at her and not back up your opposition with any sort of reasoned argument. To call her a puppet or doom goblin is rather juvenile and offensive IMHO.

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    Young Greta comes across so intense because of her Asperger's syndrome. I do feel a bit sorry for her having to live with that but tend to agree with Piers Corbyn when he summed her up as 'an ignorant, brain- washed child'. Plenty of others agree as well.

    Go Google.

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    I find it rather pathetic that so-called adults can be so insulting and offensive to a child. No need to google. I suspect, unfortunately, that there are many like you and Piers Corbyn. Rather sad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Desperate Dan View Post
    I find it rather pathetic that so-called adults can be so insulting and offensive to a child. No need to google. I suspect, unfortunately, that there are many like you and Piers Corbyn. Rather sad.
    However, it is worth looking at this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohBiFEHl7s

    So the puppet side of things may be valid.

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    The clip shows the young lady struggling with a question. And how many times have we seen politicians similarly struggling? The difference is they have the experience to effectively "dodge" the question (or give a "non-answer"). I find it hard to understand how a single 60 second clip can justify calling her a "puppet." If you think she is a puppet then I suggest you provide more compelling evidence than that. Yes, she is clearly influenced by others (aren`t we all?) but, to me, she certainly comes across as her own person.

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    Dan if you read my post it says the suggestion MAY be valid.
    No need to be so defensive.

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    Apologies,tiggers.

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