Honestly, I can imagine only a 16 year old would have the confidence to be able to speak so sharply to people with significant political power. Teenagers are th

Honestly, I can imagine only a 16 year old would have the confidence to be able to speak so sharply to people with significant political power. Teenagers are the most bullheaded people there are! They know everything! Seriously though, I think it’s well established that teenagers are in the unique positions where they aren’t beholden to many of the adult pressures of the world, but also are old enough to have significant and strong opinions about things around them. It makes perfect sense for me that a particularly ornery teenager would go to such lengths for their given cause!