Is there anything worse than Grade A Internet trolls?
Greta Thunberg is 16 years old and has made it her life’s work (so far) to raise awareness for, and to do her best to combat, climate change around the world.
Apparently, this makes grown ass people with keyboards think it’s okay to joke about a teenaged girl drowning in a boating accident, because that’s the world we’re living in today.
Thunberg wanted to attend the United Nations climate change summits in the United States and Chile, but wanted to a find a responsible way to do it – air travel is the most carbon intensive form of transportation. So she landed on boat travel in order to minimize her carbon emissions.
We are on our way!
Leaving Plymouth and heading for New York. Follow our journey here https://t.co/qJn5ShWQbB pic.twitter.com/U2Lbv3Xgzs— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) August 14, 2019
The Malizia II, a racing yacht that employs solar panels to power her underwater turbines, offered her a ride, which she accepted. She and her father set out from Portsmouth (in the United Kingdom) on a two-week sail to the States.
Good for her, right?
You would think that most adults would feel that way, but, sadly, there are plenty who don’t.
you’d think a small kind child who just wants to help the environment would be one of those things where ppl are just “that’s nice” abt but nope she makes adult men shit their pants and challenge her to sword duels on cable news
— unlicensed professional (@KrangTNelson) August 15, 2019
It turns out that grown-ups who have dug into their (incorrect) positions about climate change being non-anthropological feel the need to attack a child in order to defend their own insecurities.
Like radio personality Julia Hartley-Brewer, who thinks being irresponsible is…funny?
Hi Greta, I’ve just booked some long haul flights for my family to enjoy some winter sun on the beach this Christmas.
Level of guilt being felt: 0% pic.twitter.com/BVE3JyiNgi
— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) August 14, 2019
And this totally gross comment from U.K. media personality Arron Banks.
Freak yachting accidents do happen in August … https://t.co/6CPePHYLtu
— Arron Banks (@Arron_banks) August 14, 2019
Luckily, there are just as many people (if not more) ready to defend Greta and her actions.
Why do you try and be like this? You do know that Greta isn’t doing this to spoil your holiday plans? She is a young person trying to help other people have a safe future. Even if you don’t like science why do you enjoy being a wanker to a young person trying to help the world?
— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) August 14, 2019
It always amazes me to see the levels of vitriol Greta attracts from the intellectually insecure, seemingly infuriated by a 16 year having the clout they could only dream of.
Must be rubbish to be one of those people.
— Graham Lithgow (@grahamlithgow) August 14, 2019
Can anybody think of a more pathetic virtue signal than constantly trying to dunk on a 16-year-old for knowing more about science than you do pic.twitter.com/ZfKZ8mRpJI
— Katie Spalding (@supermathskid) August 14, 2019
As it should be.
Fantasizing about the death of a child is a strange and odious thing to do even in private, let alone on social media. https://t.co/TOTwXb9b5a
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) August 14, 2019
tfw a child tries to prevent the planet dying so you wish death upon her pic.twitter.com/q02YyNI53N
— Stan The Golden Boy (@tristandross) August 15, 2019
grown man issuing veiled threats to a kid, this must be a very proud day for you
— shauna (@goldengateblond) August 14, 2019
Let’s hear your Anne Frank typhus material you soggy dingle-crouton
— A.R. Moxon (Julius Goat) (@JuliusGoat) August 14, 2019
True to form, Greta seems to be soldiering on and enjoying her trip.
Day 2. 100 nautical miles west of Cape Finisterre. A very bumpy night but I slept surprisingly well. Some dolphins showed up and swam along the boat last night! pic.twitter.com/gsvs49BFJe
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) August 15, 2019
And, I assume, the bleak pleasure of knowing she’s right.
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