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I don't know they seem to have really latched onto her ASD. Conservative commentators routinely dismiss her as a mentally-ill child.
by vernie 5y ago
I don't know they seem to have really latched onto her ASD. Conservative commentators routinely dismiss her as a mentally-ill child.
- atoav 5y agoWhich says more about them than about the girl they are afraid of.
- IntelMiner 5y agoConservatives either dismiss her over her ASD, or make nauseating comments about her sexuality and particularly age
- ttctciyf 5y agoYeah, that is the strategy advised by Berman. The argument if stated formally would go: > Thunberg has <unfavorable characterization> > Therefore, we can ignore climate change. More typically, it would go (e.g.): > <Environmental activist / celebrity> has taken a plane flight. > Therefore, we should ignore scientific data about climate change. [1] That is why the argument is never stated formally, of course. 1: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9006353/emma-thompson-gas-guzzling-flight-extinction-rebellion/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9006353/emma-thompson-gas-guzz...
- ocschwar 5y agoYeah, I guess I was wrong to call it a "freak out." They did however seemingly decide to forget about votes from anyone in an aspie-heavy profession, it seems.